Comments on: Let’s Hear It For Squirrels

By: dawn

dawn — Wed, 27 May 2009 09:36:00 +0000

No squirrels in New Zealand! I do miss the cute little buggers. :)

By: Someone

Someone — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 18:07:54 +0000

How do I attract squirrels back into my yard?They use to come out all the time.One of them almost came in the house!In the past few months,I havn’t seen any squirrels.Every time I throw peanuts out,the blue jays and titmice steal them.The deer eat at the corn feeder every night.What is wrong?

By: Greg Horning

Greg Horning — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 08:00:45 +0000

The squirrel obstacle course isn’t bad. I’ve seen better, though. My mentor – H. C. Blithe – put one together that made the squirrel pull off tricks on a half-pipe before moving on.

By: Dave

Dave — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 04:12:35 +0000

We have a monster-size maple tree just outside the back door, and a family of squirrels living in it. This spring, there were no fewer than four babies; it was not uncommon to see the four of them and mom out playing in the grass under the tree.

Now, we only see three of them around. All are fat and sleek, well fed in spite of my wife’s efforts to keep them out of the bird feeders. Way too smart and persistent to keep out.

The kids named one of the babies (now fully grown) Ninja Squirrel. He can often be seen playing around the base of the tree, throwing his toy (any odd piece of wood or whatever) around and jumping at it like he’s being attacked or attacking. It’s hilarious. And the races he has with other squirrels around and on and through the tree are equally fun to watch.

Last year the kids named another neighborhood squirrel “Stumpy”; he lost his tail somehow. Very goofy looking squirrel without a tail.

As much as we dislike what they do to flower beds and flower pots, I can’t bring myself to pop any with the pellet gun. Much too charming for that. I’ll save my ammo for the cottontails and 13-stripe ground squirrels. Durned rodents.

By: werl

werl — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 20:13:38 +0000

This is no lie. Squirrels are WAY smarter than scientists think. I have been around sqwerls all my life and they are amazing. The best story I have is that I infrequently leave some peanut butter out on the last step of my back porch. The next day while looking out the window I saw the squirrel with a little piece of leaf/twig from some plant, place the twig on the exact porch step. I know for a fact he is communicating with me. He was thanking me or begging for more of that incredible peanut butter that they love so much.

By: Amy

Amy — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 15:57:36 +0000

We have two baby squirrels that eat at our back yard bird feeder. They’re so cute and fun to watch. If a cat comes near them, I will throw things at it! Damn cats!

By: KarlB

KarlB — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 15:04:17 +0000

Squirrels? I hate the d*mn things. Always breaking into my bird feeders, chewing on my porch steps, and generally being destructive. That’s what my pellet gun is for. (I hit one one day. He leaped straight up into the air about two feet, then just as he landed a hawk swooped down and grabbed him. Made my day.)

Chipmunks on the other hand are cute and friendly; I like them.

By: Molly

Molly — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 14:30:04 +0000

Actually, the best way to spell them is “skwerlz”.

By: dude

dude — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 12:04:26 +0000

and of course there is BOB THE SQUIRREL…

google him— you’ll love him…

By: Avi

Avi — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 06:34:03 +0000

WTF? No Squirrel Catapault?

Best. Squirrel. Video. EVER.