Backyard Squirrel Adventures

Getting numerous trees within our backyard brings shade, huge piles of fall leaves, a number of wild birds and, obviously, squirrels. Now squirrels are not only seen cute but very smart. When dealing with a dilemma or challenge of any sort there is a great knack for working things out.

As time passed, our more youthful trees nearest towards the birdfeeder matured. The squirrels observed and would climb towards the tree to check branches on the way. They wanted to determine what branch would definitely catapult these to the birdfeeder. After they found a branch they loved, they went on the limb, bounced onto it and hurled themselves toward the birdfeeder like these were jumping off a diving board. It had been funny to look at their faces once they missed and arrived on the floor having a plop. I possibly could almost hear them saying because they shook their heads searching up in the birdfeeder, “Hey, what just happened here?” They’d jump up, brush themselves off after which try another tree, It required them the majority of the month, however they finally made their landing.

Twelve months, we’d a dreadful ice storm. Several ice-covered branches fell in the trees. I had been watching squirrels chase one another with the yard when one of these suddenly altered direction and ran in the first icy branch. He then slid on his tummy, bottom-side first, lower another branch. Before I understood it, there is several squirrels arranging to participate in the enjoyment like several toddlers in the park.

Lately, we set up a suction-cupped feeder around the window. Among the greatest squirrels observed, knocked it down then ate up each seed. I attempted putting the feeder in various places around the window however it was always knocked lower. I Then attempted putting it right in the center of your window. Later, I heard strange scratching noises and so i visited investigate. I could not believe my eyes. Stuck on screen in our backdoor, I saw the bottom of the huge squirrel using its legs splayed in four different directions. He was searching carefully toward your window birdfeeder. He hung still, gripping the screen with all of his might, trying to puzzle out how he could arrive at the feeder. After several minutes, his paws started to slide and lower he went. Ha! Ha! Which will educate him! Before long he attempted another tactic. He rose unto the ac underneath the window, then required a brief jump towards the sill. When I viewed, he really attempted to ascend your window. Bad, he stored sliding lower. By having an OH! NO! expression on his little face, he slid lower without any prize. That’s one challenge he’s yet to determine. It has been several weeks now since I have seen him. Now I simply watch the wild birds enjoy their seeds smiling constantly.