I believe there are six of them.
Mama squirrel sat on the shed today making sure the noisy pool of boys were going to leave her alone today. I can't blame her one bit! Nothing like a bunch of boys...enough to make anyone a bit on edge.
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Mad, Angry, Irate, Huffy, Frantic
Outside watching the boys play in the pool yesterday and I started to get a little bit bored so I decided to refill the bird feeders. The bird seed is kept in the shed in our backyard. We have some pots/planters that we haven't used in quite a while and some other misc. items that just need to go into the trash so I thought I would pull a few of those things out and put them in the garbage. I grabbed a rectangular planter that we have and I heard an odd squealing noise. The squealing was quickly followed by quite a ruckus on the outside of the shed then one angry mama squirrel appeared making herself as large as possible and, I'm sure, cussing me out in squirrel-ese. I finally looked down and saw why she was so upset. So to ease her mind, I put her babies in the yard, yelled at the kids to stay away and ran inside for my camera. Okay, so maybe I didn't ease her mind right away but I was quick about it. She gave me the evil squirrel eye as I placed them back onto the shelf where they were, then I turned and walked out. She jumped up to where she could still see me and made sure that I was leaving for good. I instructed the boys that they were to stay out of the shed no matter what and left mama to tend to her babies.
Mama squirrel sat on the shed today making sure the noisy pool of boys were going to leave her alone today. I can't blame her one bit! Nothing like a bunch of boys...enough to make anyone a bit on edge.
Mama squirrel sat on the shed today making sure the noisy pool of boys were going to leave her alone today. I can't blame her one bit! Nothing like a bunch of boys...enough to make anyone a bit on edge.
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7 comments:
You are lucky she didn't attack you! Although that would have been a good story at the emergency room!
Awww, how cute! You don't need a dog, you'll have all these pet squirrels to guard the house.
ok...older baby squirrels are MUCH cuter than these little babies, I must say! I think (NO...I KNOW) I would have screamed if I saw these!
but I LOVE the picture of all the boys in the pool! & Ollie on his way up the later! Now THATS CUTE! ; )
Yes, I'm lucky she didn't come after me. We have so many squirrels in our neighborhood now that I had visions of a Charlie and the Chocolate factory scene happening in my backyard. "She is one bad nut!"
LOL Janet! I didn't scream but as soon as Momma squirrel showed up I had a feeling I had tread on waters that I shouldn't have, so at that point, babies didn't surprise me one bit.
Now THAT is something Ive never seen or even heard of. . . . someone finding a nest of baby squirrels. I would have screamed so loud & freaked out. That is really cool.
Homely little critters, aren't they? Funny how you- no threat whatsoever to her babies- made momma squirrel so mad, and yet the boys splashing, jumping, yelling & screaming in the pool just a few feet away, are completely ignored.
Ricki...i am sooo glad i wasnt the only one that thought the babies werent the cutest things!
& you are so right....here gentle quiet Tiffany comes along & upsets momma...but boys have no effect! CRAZY!
(& I meant ollie climbing up the LADDER! SHEESH!) either way...i want to pinch his cute little cold--wet cheeks!)
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