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A Bunch of Baby Squirrels

My brother who lives on a mountain in Québec kindly sent me this picture of these 5 baby squirrels eating under his bird feeder. Oddly, in Toronto, we haven’t seen a baby squirrel yet this season.

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Hawk sighting

We finally managed to get a picture of the hawk that lives in our area. As usual while the hawk was circling, there wasn’t a single bird to be seen or heard anywhere. They literally weren’t making a peep. I … Continue reading

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It’s a drag when your tail drags

When we get tired and feel like we are dragging our asses around here we say: “It’s a drag when your tail drags.” This squirrel we call ‘Dragtail’ however doesn’t seem to be bothered by her dragging tail. Dragtail was … Continue reading

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Piggy surveys the damage from the ice storm

It’s a bit of a late posting, but around Christmas we had an ice storm in Toronto that knocked down trees and power for up to twelve days. Thankfully we were only without power for 3 days and even that … Continue reading

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Predators stalking our friends

Recently we noticed that fewer squirrels are showing up in our backyard. None of the regulars except dragtail have been spotted in weeks, no Piggy, no Gracie. It’s still a harsh winter out there and we have free food. We … Continue reading

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