Fatty McRodent

[valkryor]

We have a open platform type birdfeeder that feeds a particular squirrel more than it feeds the birds. I have named this squirrel Fatty McRodent (not to be confused with another squirrel that occasionally eats from the feeder, Rodent McFatty) and I would shoo him out of the feeder so the birds could actually eat what was intended for them.

This is Fatty McRodent.


I noticed that even though it was winter, Fatty was quite plump.

Well, turns out there's a good reason for that.

He is really a she. And she is a mommy.

So I leave Fatty McRodent alone now, and let her gorge herself on the birdseed since she has nursing young.

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Baby Squirrels

[carolep.livejournal.com]

You don't often get to see baby squirrels (I mean really little ones.) I had commented once that for the amount of squirrels you see, you never see babies (they must hide in the nest until they're of a certain size.) I ALSO said "with all the squirrels in the trees, why doesn't anyone ever get squirrel shit in their hair?" but that's just the sort of question I ask when I'm very, very tired.