She has been gone for at least 8 years...I cannot remember just what year she quit coming nor when I saw her last set of babies. But I still miss her...and I always wonder about the squirrels around and if they are related to her.
Showing posts with label Mama Squirrel. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mama Squirrel. Show all posts
Tuesday, January 4, 2022
Friday, January 5, 2018
Repost from January 2009...
This is copied and pasted from my Pics and Pieces blog...from January 25, 2009. Mama Squirrel has been gone several years now, but I still miss her. I always wonder if the squirrels that visit are related to her. Surely some are. She raised two litters in our big old maple every year except one...for several years. Three babies in each litter.
We had two dogs at the time...and she knew the difference in the two. One would have killed her in a heartbeat. She avoided her, as well as teased her. She would sit just outside the fence when Keesha was out and Keesha would stand and bark at her.
However if it was our Collie mix, she would walk up to her and smell her feet. Would get drinks of water with her laying close to the water dish. Anyway, below is the post...in story and photos.
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January 25, 2009
If you are here for Camera Critters, that post is below this one, though this one fits also. At my house, it is a signal to Mama Squirrel when I open my dining room curtains.
So many times, I open them and in just a few minutes here she comes. And she gets on the fence post and stares until she gets a reaction from me.
Sometimes, she meets me on the back porch, and others if I am not out there instantly she hikes back across the street to the trees. I don't know if she spots one of the cats in the window or what. But this morn was one of those times she ran back across the street; I was slow cause I was actually putting on my coat and getting the camera. But it was for the best cause I got some shots of her in action, running to see what I had.
She was just a bit shy of the camera, maybe cause it is all black. My other rebel has a lot of silver on it and she did not seem to mind it. Or maybe it is just the weather...who knows.
I just thought it would be fun to feature her again...I cannot think how many years she has been coming here...I think it is finishing up 3 years but it could be 4.
She is such a sweetie...as you can see she don't mind touching me...but still won't let me pet her. Though sometimes when she is standing in my hand like this, I will use one of my fingers to scratch her under her chin, or whatever it reaches. There are times when I think she would almost jump on to my arm to get to the food.
As an added note, as you can see we are getting another skim of snow this morning. Up to an inch is predicted.
We had two dogs at the time...and she knew the difference in the two. One would have killed her in a heartbeat. She avoided her, as well as teased her. She would sit just outside the fence when Keesha was out and Keesha would stand and bark at her.
However if it was our Collie mix, she would walk up to her and smell her feet. Would get drinks of water with her laying close to the water dish. Anyway, below is the post...in story and photos.
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January 25, 2009
If you are here for Camera Critters, that post is below this one, though this one fits also. At my house, it is a signal to Mama Squirrel when I open my dining room curtains.
So many times, I open them and in just a few minutes here she comes. And she gets on the fence post and stares until she gets a reaction from me.
Sometimes, she meets me on the back porch, and others if I am not out there instantly she hikes back across the street to the trees. I don't know if she spots one of the cats in the window or what. But this morn was one of those times she ran back across the street; I was slow cause I was actually putting on my coat and getting the camera. But it was for the best cause I got some shots of her in action, running to see what I had.
She was just a bit shy of the camera, maybe cause it is all black. My other rebel has a lot of silver on it and she did not seem to mind it. Or maybe it is just the weather...who knows.
I just thought it would be fun to feature her again...I cannot think how many years she has been coming here...I think it is finishing up 3 years but it could be 4.
She is such a sweetie...as you can see she don't mind touching me...but still won't let me pet her. Though sometimes when she is standing in my hand like this, I will use one of my fingers to scratch her under her chin, or whatever it reaches. There are times when I think she would almost jump on to my arm to get to the food.
As an added note, as you can see we are getting another skim of snow this morning. Up to an inch is predicted.
Saturday, December 12, 2009
Mama Squirrel
This is Mama Squirrel....she has been coming to be fed since 2006. She has raised at least 4 sets of babies in the tree that used to stand beside our house.
I have several other postings about her on my Pics & Pieces blog. I plan to use a couple other photos of her on it later also. These were taken yesterday.
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