This was going to hurt

[SeaCat]

OKay so it's looking like a bit of a zoo around here now. As I have mentioned we have a couple of Muskovy Ducks that are hanging around here. They come around and look for handouts.

This morning I was out in the yard doing some raking when I heard a rustling in the bushes next to the patio. When I went over and looked I found not one but three very small Squirrels.

They had fur and were obviously weened but they were too small to be running around alone. They tried to run away from me but they were too weak to go very far. I easily scooped them up and placed them in a box.

I filled a bowl with some peanuts and some Pine Nuts and placed that in the box. I filled another bowl with water and placed that in the box as well. Then I went back to work.

When I went to look into the box an hour later they were curled around each other asleep. The food bowl was almost empty and the water bowl was down by quite a bit. I moved the box into the shade of the bushes alongside the patio and went back to work.

A short while later my wife and I went for our ride. When we got back home I looked into the box and found it empty. I was happy to see this and took the box away.

This evening I went out into the yard and was watering the flowers when I heard a noise in the pine tree next to the patio. When I looked I could see three little furry faces looking out at me. I went inside and filled the food and water bowls and carried them out. I set the water bowl next to the base of the tree and placed the food bowl next to my feet as I sat next to the tree. As soon as I sat down and stopped moving the critters came scampering down. They stopped at the water bowl first and took a nice long drink, then they came over to the food bowl.

Before I knew it I was being swarmed by three tree rats. They were climbing on me and stopping to grab a snack. They were allowing me to scratch them as they ate. They would climb on me and stop to look at the cats inside the patio. They had no fear and they seemed to enjoy my company.

When the food bowl was empty they hung around for a bit letting me scratch them before heading back into the tree, stopping only for another drink.

These are cute little buggers. The adults are tiny. With their tails they might be a foot long. These youngsters are maybe eight inches long. They are grey in color and have a white tip on their tails. They are nothing like the Grey Squirrels I'm used to from up north.

We shall see if they hang around, and if they do how they act around me and my wife.

Cat

 

[SweetPrettyAss]

OKay so it's looking like a bit of a zoo around here now. As I have mentioned we have a couple of Muskovy Ducks that are hanging around here. They come around and look for handouts.

This morning I was out in the yard doing some raking when I heard a rustling in the bushes next to the patio. When I went over and looked I found not one but three very small Squirrels.

They had fur and were obviously weened but they were too small to be running around alone. They tried to run away from me but they were too weak to go very far. I easily scooped them up and placed them in a box.

I filled a bowl with some peanuts and some Pine Nuts and placed that in the box. I filled another bowl with water and placed that in the box as well. Then I went back to work.

When I went to look into the box an hour later they were curled around each other asleep. The food bowl was almost empty and the water bowl was down by quite a bit. I moved the box into the shade of the bushes alongside the patio and went back to work.

A short while later my wife and I went for our ride. When we got back home I looked into the box and found it empty. I was happy to see this and took the box away.

This evening I went out into the yard and was watering the flowers when I heard a noise in the pine tree next to the patio. When I looked I could see three little furry faces looking out at me. I went inside and filled the food and water bowls and carried them out. I set the water bowl next to the base of the tree and placed the food bowl next to my feet as I sat next to the tree. As soon as I sat down and stopped moving the critters came scampering down. They stopped at the water bowl first and took a nice long drink, then they came over to the food bowl.

Before I knew it I was being swarmed by three tree rats. They were climbing on me and stopping to grab a snack. They were allowing me to scratch them as they ate. They would climb on me and stop to look at the cats inside the patio. They had no fear and they seemed to enjoy my company.

When the food bowl was empty they hung around for a bit letting me scratch them before heading back into the tree, stopping only for another drink.

These are cute little buggers. The adults are tiny. With their tails they might be a foot long. These youngsters are maybe eight inches long. They are grey in color and have a white tip on their tails. They are nothing like the Grey Squirrels I'm used to from up north.

We shall see if they hang around, and if they do how they act around me and my wife.

Cat

If they're not afraid of the cats, that could have tragic consequences. I'm surprised they are so friendly, especially the adults, unless they are former pet squirrels who were put out when their people left.

 

[TE999]

You never fail to amaze me cat.

First you're an angel of mercy, now you're St. Francis of Assisi.

I feed the squirrels in my back yard peanuts as a bribe to keep them away from the bird feeders. I used to hand feed them until one was over eager to get its peanut and laid my finger open with its teeth.

They're cute little buggers tho.

 

[Guest]

You never fail to amaze me cat.

First you're an angel of mercy, now you're St. Francis of Assisi.

I feed the squirrels in my back yard peanuts as a bribe to keep them away from the bird feeders. I used to hand feed them until one was over eager to get its peanut and laid my finger open with its teeth.

They're cute little buggers tho.

We have squirrels and raccoons.

And neighborhood stray kitties.

Plus the multitude of birdies.

Way to go, Cat!

 

[SeaCat]

If they're not afraid of the cats, that could have tragic consequences. I'm surprised they are so friendly, especially the adults, unless they are former pet squirrels who were put out when their people left.

These are not adults. They are way too small to be that. I somehow get the feeling they are the youngsters left after somehting got to the parents.

They are staying in the pine tree next to our trailer, as well as on our roof. (I can here them scampering about up there.)

If another animal comes around they are up the tree. They seem to know my cats are inside and don't come out. They will look in through the screens.

If my wife and I come outside with food for them however they come down to visit. We shall see how long this lasts.

Cat