"....." - squirrel

[BrianBay9]

"Those oak seedlings are flags that tell me where to dig for acorn caches. No acorns in this pot? I'd better chew off the flag so I'm not fooled again." - squirrel

 

[BrianBay9]

"Hey guys! If he don't have that pellet gun with him you can ignore him. He's slower than the neighbor's ancient dog." - squirrel

 

[BrianBay9]

"OK who's sentry today? Sit up there in the neighbors tree....that one right in front of his back door. When he comes out f he has the pellet gun sound the alarm!" - squirrel

 

[shohin_branches]

While I drank my coffee I watched a squirrel tightrope walk from the phone pole in the alley to the sumac near the house. My dog did a good job of scaring it so the squirrel launched itself into the neighbors yard.

She's very locked in when protecting her yard from squirrel invaders.

 

[penumbra]

You don't feed them enough. Mine are so fat and lazy they seldom bother.

 

[DonielDoom]

"They love it when we leave our shells and other snack detritus on top of the containers they put mesh protection over; a great way of getting the last laugh at their futile protection attempts!" - squirrel

 

[BrianBay9]

"They keep putting pots on benches we use for runways, so we just keep pushing them off." - squirrel

 

[The Barber]

"Holy shit! This shady spot under the twisted old spruce might be the best location for a burrow eveeeeeeer!"
-Chipmunk

One day later...

"I could have sworn this was where my burrow was?!?! Am I losing my mind?! *digs another burrow*
-Chipmunk

Two days later...

"Wowwwww! How did I not notice the pine right there, maybe my burrow won't keep collapsing in that soil...time to move!"
-Chipmunk

 

[BrianBay9]

"Awfully nice of him to put running water back here. Let me show you how to use it. Just bite through this black bit and you get a nice drinking fountain. The hard white bits are great for sharpening teeth." - squirrel

 

[Jetson1950]

Squirrel 1, “hey you crazy squirrel, get away from that window, the humans will see you!”

Squirrel two’s response

 

[Carol 83]

Squirrel: "We liked this place a lot better before you got the cats."

 

[shohin_branches]

"I know a yard with fancy snacks!"-squirrel

 

[Flowerhouse]

"What's this? Peanut butter? It seems to be inside of this wire cage. Check for an entrance."-squirrel

 

[DonielDoom]

"Those oak seedlings are flags that tell me where to dig for acorn caches. No acorns in this pot? I'd better chew off the flag so I'm not fooled again." - squirrel

"We've got a false flag over here, boys. Nothing to dig. Take it down" - squirrel

I sure don't want to admit that they may have saved me some time or from some disappointment down the road...

 

[Asymetrix]

They have caused me some frustration over the years as well including breaking branches that were two to three years in development and of course eating oaks and oak saplings out of their pots.

My mother-in-law started feeding them which at first put me into a frantic frenzy but in retrospect I do believe it helps because they seem to leave the trees alone more.

 

[Desert O'Piñon]

I'm starting to wonder if squirrels aren't just the arboreal version of beavers. I mean, the buck teeth, the specialized tails, the cheeky cocky grins...
...the bloodlust for fresh wood (saplust?). I mean, basically, nature's wood chippers.
Well, them and woodchucks. "Hey you woodchucks! Quit chuckin' all that wood!"

 

[stubmle]

I don't know what it is, but the varmints have been out of control this year!
...Brunswick stew, anyone?

 

[Jetson1950]

I'm starting to wonder if squirrels aren't just the arboreal version of beavers. I mean, the buck teeth, the specialized tails, the cheeky cocky grins...
...the bloodlust for fresh wood (saplust?). I mean, basically, nature's wood chippers.
Well, them and woodchucks. "Hey you woodchucks! Quit chuckin' all that wood!"

I believe most of the tree chewing is to keep their teeth sharp and trim. If they don’t, their teeth will overgrow and become useless. Biggest problem I’ve had with them is they use the sprinkler flowerbed stand up sprayers that have medium hard plastic sprayer heads. They will chew through one in a week and then start on the next one. Have to replace the sprayers with the really rock hard ones they can’t chew.

 

[BrianBay9]

"Mmmmm maples! I love maples, especially in the spring. If I had a hot plate I'd make maple syrup!" - squirrel

 

[Desert O'Piñon]

"Mmmmm maples! I love maples, especially in the spring. If I had a hot plate I'd make maple syrup!" - squirrel

Oooohh! Maple squirrel might be tasty!

It sure would be terrible if it got hung in a "random" loop of bonsai wire strategically "dropped" near its favorite tree.