Wednesday, May 31, 2006



here he is up close. i was standing right next

to him! s

7 comments:

QUASAR9 said...

That is close, must be very young to let you that close. Always wanted to pet one, but they are happiest wild. Laters ... Q

QUASAR9 said...

PS - the parents couldn't have been far, looks like he was on a minor expedition. The parents must know & love you, to let you up close with no alarm. Laters ... Q

Sherry Pasquarello said...

i raised an orphan baby squirrel years ago. the vet gave me all the info i needed and after he was defleaed(kitten/flea/mousse) i had him in a cat carrier. baby squirrels have an ear piercing whistle when they wake up and want fed! when he was big enough to open a walnut, the vet said he was big enough to release into the woods here. he did fine.
this one here did fine as well. he came and ate when the adult squirrels were not here (they would chase him away) and now it is almost hard to tell that he is at the feeder except that he is sleeker and his coat better because he is younger than the rest.
they have very sharp little claws.
snickers, the one i raised proved that when he would try to climb on top of my head to sit there!

QUASAR9 said...

So this one an orphan too? Birds reject their chics, if they've been 'manhandled' Laters ... Q

Sherry Pasquarello said...

we have people that drive way too fast here, squirrels and all manner of little beasties are always being run down. we also have fox and coyotes and some dogs that run loose. the biggest predator for the squirrel tho are the different hawks. they are almost as numerous anymore as pigeons.
thankfully this little guy was old enough to know how to hide and to stay out of the way of the bigger animals.

QUASAR9 said...

Nature, Nature can be cruel. Hard to imagine that little animal just being dinner for coyotes & hawks. Is it random I wonder, which ones survive, for survive predators and all else (cars) some do. Laters...Q

Sherry Pasquarello said...

yes, we all are survivors, until, one day, we are not.