Foo - Requiem for a squirrel

Those nervous little nut- (and everything else-) chewing fellas that dance in the roadway seem to be losing the battle lately. I was driving with my 8 year-old daughter when, blump, I changed one into a little fur pelt right there in the middle of the street. Not only him, but I got another one that night, and saw two more flattened nearby. I'm not sure why they are out of step, lately.
I don't try to hit them, they just seem to dive under my wheels.

I know they don't follow road rules--jaywalking, not looking both ways, running suddenly out when you don't expect them to--but it's almost like they are thrillseeking. The first one I got I actually saw standing in the road with a nut in his mouth, just watching me. I figured he was giving me the "I've got you in my sights, we're on the same page" look, but just as I got near him, he jumped in front of my wheel. Blip, and he was no more. I thought squirrels were more agile than that. I've seen them go right under my car and miss every single tire, fast as they can change directions.

Maybe it's something in the nuts. Are they fermented? Don't squirrels know about not crossing the street after eating fermented nuts? Anyway, I'm not going to feel guilty because they won't eat them at home, where it's safe.

My 2 cents.

Agreed, they just seem to tempt fate at times.

Believe it or not, last year while riding I saw one about half way across the road - we made eye contact.... and yes, he darted right into my front wheel as I passed by. I slowed enough to glance over my shoulder and see him scurry off into the woods on the side of the road from which he originally came - obviously dazed, but apparently (hopefully) not permanently injured. :(

Pete,

You're right they're cra-zy! But lately, I've noticed this one defending his turf...

LOL! I had no idea those little guys took their nuts so seriously . . .

(where did you get that pic?)

I agree that the nature is kind of ou t of hand too.

poor guys (the squirrels that is)

one time I even mistook a squirrel for a dead squirrel
how foolish of me....

man what I would give to just eat a pure guava pinata instead of having to deal with all that paper and candy and wrapper etc...

poor lil squirrels
:(

man what I would give to just eat a pure guava pinata instead of having to deal with all that paper and candy and wrapper etc...

This is the third 'pinata' reference I've read from you in the last fifteen minutes. Yer stone trippin' me, boo!

I guess you guys can't tell the difference between a squirrel and a chipmunk, can you?

Wanna talk about impeccable timing. I ran over one with my bike out at the silver comet trail once. He took off across the trail and my front tire ran over him. He was just twitching after that.

I was on the mountain bike that day so the tire was big enough to deal serious damage.

I guess you guys can't tell the difference between a squirrel and a chipmunk, can you?

Ground squirrel. Details, details, they're all over sized rats in my opinion.

I guess you guys can't tell the difference between a squirrel and a chipmunk, can you?.
We actually run a squirrel-and-chipmunk bed and breakfast. They raise thier kids and have built a popular, upscale neighborhood around my wife's bird feeders.

My wife calls chipmunks, "little pigs" and "little vacuum cleaners," because they just sweep up bird seed. One little guy who lives in my yard couldn't fit his head back into his home in the railroad tie, his jowels were so filled. He had to jam his head in forcefully before he could get in.

They've got to learn to push the table back.

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We actually run a squirrel-and-chipmunk bed and breakfast. They raise thier kids and have built a popular, upscale neighborhood around my wife's bird feeders.

My wife calls chipmunks, "little pigs" and "little vacuum cleaners," because they just sweep up bird seed. One little guy who lives in my yard couldn't fit his head back into his home in the railroad tie, his jowels were so filled. He had to jam his head in forcefully before he could get in.

They've got to learn to push the table back.

:roflmao:

Those nervous little nut- (and everything else-) chewing fellas that dance in the roadway seem to be losing the battle lately. I was driving with my 8 year-old daughter when, blump, I changed one into a little fur pelt right there in the middle of the street. Not only him, but I got another one that night, and saw two more flattened nearby. I'm not sure why they are out of step, lately.
I don't try to hit them, they just seem to dive under my wheels.
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It's gonna be a hard winter. The squirrels are suicidal. . .

goodcatjack -

I found the pic some time ago, on one of the photoshop sites, probably worth1000.com


Dave Stohler - Now that you mention it, tree rats and chipmunks look pretty much the same, except for the stripe and the gun! :D

Pete,

You're right they're cra-zy! But lately, I've noticed this one defending his turf...

Hey, that reminds me!

We have a dog run, about 25 ft long and about 8 ft. wide, up the rise on our property. It is paved and has a hollow underneath one end of the cement, from where the kids liked to dig. One day I saw a moderate sized hawk sitting on the 6-ft chain link fence around the run, checking out the chicken yard. I saw the hawk swoop down into the dog run, but I hadn't seen what he was after; then my sister tells me to look at that ground squirrel. The hawk was diving on a ground squirrel that was on the cement in the dog run. He dove several times and that squirrel stood on it's hind legs and fought the hawk off! The hawk gave up and flew up.

We figure the hawk must have been young, because there was really no room to get up speed to kill the squirrel in tha dog run. And the squirrel was bigger than the hawk was!

The squirrel probably would have had an easier time if he had a gun. . .!

Do squirrels need a permit to get a gun? Does Charlton Heston know about this?