Category Archives: Meet the Locals

Silver squirrel knows to stay in her light

Posted on January 28, 2013 by admin

I got a new telephoto lens this weekend. This shot, featuring one of our fall youngsters, was one of the first shots I took with it. I’m looking forward to really seeing what it can do.

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Bear the squirrel gets into a fight, ends up bleeding

Posted on November 13, 2012 by admin

The other day I started giving the local squirrels some whole nuts, in addition to the usual sunflower seeds. While our squirrels gladly take the sunflower seeds, they don’t seem to think of them as something worth fighting over. Shelled … Continue reading →

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Gracie’s baby?

Posted on October 14, 2012 by admin

This baby squirrel started showing up recently. It’s really small, and seems to be about 8 weeks old. We are almost sure due to earlier sightings that it’s Gracie’s kid.

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Bear drops by for a visit

Posted on October 14, 2012 by admin

Bear is still around and she dropped by for a visit this morning. She has no fur at the base of her tail right now. A condition that she seems to be susceptible to. We call it ‘tail rot.’

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Lucy Gets Curtailed

Posted on September 9, 2012 by admin

Sometimes squirrels lose the tip of their tail (or sometimes the whole tail entirely). Most squirrels recover without any ill effects. The most common causes for tail loss are fights with other squirrels or having their tail run over by … Continue reading →

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