SERIOUS SQUIRREL STORIES:
The night we finished moving into this house, we
were awakened in the night by strange sounds from downstairs.
Instead of confronting a burglar, I was relieved to be facing a
confused squirrel amid the cluttered boxes and possessions. I
picked up a small empty box. I folded the tabs up into the box and
managed to sail the box, frisbee style, right over the scared
animal. I suspect I wouldn't be able to duplicate that throw on a
first try ever! My wife immediately opened the front door and I
scooted the box, pressed tightly to the hardwood floor, to the
door. I flipped and scooted the box in one motion right into the
yard. I suspect the squirrel has as much trouble as I have in
convincing friends about this TRUE story.
Last year I was at my computer when I heard several dull thumps from upstairs. Upon investigating, I observed a young squirrel try to jump through a closed window. They're 72" windows that reach almost to the floor. Squirrel eyesight is apparently not sharp. Seeing me, he tried one last unsuccessful leap and began trying to find an escape while circling from living room to dining room to kitchen to family room to foyer and back to the starting point in the living room. Before his (or her) second circuit, I opened the front door wide and stood motionless, partly behind the door. Right! He came to a halt and stood motionless, no doubt contemplating: 1.) Is that really freedom I see or will I slam into another glass window? 2.) Where did that life-like mannequin come from? He made it. I know what you're thinking—I've heard it before from my teachers: "Gee Stockland, you have the brain of a squirrel." Thanks.
Last year I was at my computer when I heard several dull thumps from upstairs. Upon investigating, I observed a young squirrel try to jump through a closed window. They're 72" windows that reach almost to the floor. Squirrel eyesight is apparently not sharp. Seeing me, he tried one last unsuccessful leap and began trying to find an escape while circling from living room to dining room to kitchen to family room to foyer and back to the starting point in the living room. Before his (or her) second circuit, I opened the front door wide and stood motionless, partly behind the door. Right! He came to a halt and stood motionless, no doubt contemplating: 1.) Is that really freedom I see or will I slam into another glass window? 2.) Where did that life-like mannequin come from? He made it. I know what you're thinking—I've heard it before from my teachers: "Gee Stockland, you have the brain of a squirrel." Thanks.
Squirrels have 18 toes—4 on the front feet and 5 on the back!
Oh, those
squirrel stories—they really are true. We think the first
squirrel slipped in among the open doors of the moving process.
The second one may have entered through the chimney. We now keep
the damper closed when not in use and have had the screen covering
repaired atop the chimney. Rats, bats and birds can enter through
a chimney.
An Albino Squirrel was
photographed from my front yard and thus qualifies to be
included. Their survival is hampered by their inability to blend
into their protective surroundings.
The Raccoon came to my back door.
The only good rat is a...
Look, they are a transplanted
species—they aren't native to America. They carry disease and can
even burn a house down by chewing through wires. Their teeth grow
so fast they must constantly chew. They can enter a house through
a hole the size of a half dollar. They can swim through sewer
pipes.
I've seen Coyotes and Deer in the neighborhood but not in, or from, my yard.
Backyard
Snakes Alive
Birds
Insects
Mammals
Reptiles
Amphibians
Plants
Additions
I've seen Coyotes and Deer in the neighborhood but not in, or from, my yard.
Backyard
Snakes Alive
Birds
Insects
Mammals
Reptiles
Amphibians
Plants
Additions