When I moved from the Casa du Borghese in Bucks County to the new location, I left behind quite the menagerie of wildlife critters. But luckily the new current Casa du Borghese has no shortage of wildlife or house boys for that matter. The two most current visitors are the birds, and the squirrels. Originally there was just Bouvier II, and now has mated, and we must have about 6 regular squirrels to the dismay of the Mother. Yet, they don't disturb my garden at all, well, except for making a meal of a few of the dahlia stems before they bloomed. Lately they have gone insane forging and bury acorns in addition to the peanuts I give them. The original will take the nuts right from my hand, the others are still leery, but getting closer. I watch. They will bury their acorn and some of the peanuts, but will enjoy about every third peanut, then go back to burying them. I understand they will bury close to 300 or 400 hundred nuts acorn and or peanuts and will remember where each is buried!!! Then there is the play time where they will all chase each other all over the place. I do believe they were a bit dismayed that we cleaned up the yard yesterday of the leaves though.
Squirrels are vermin! Not as destructive as foxes, but close... Jx
ReplyDeleteVermin?!?!? Oh no Trump has been using that word all over the place recently!!!! But as your aware I love foxes too. I know they are here, but don't see them nearly as much as when I lived in Bucks County.
DeleteAll those squirrels, the squirrel mug, and the albino squirrels, are AWESOME!
ReplyDeleteI tell you Debs, they are comical to watch.
Deletethey look so sweet and nice!
DeleteThe squirrels are totally adorable, Mads! I so want to feed the ones that visit my backyard, but Bella would not be pleased. She can't do too much damage with one tooth, but I'm not taking any chances.
ReplyDeleteSo, the albino squirrels won't mingle with the others, huh? Watch out! This may be the beginning of a master race! That bud needs to be nipped asap! I'm happy that you're still enjoying that mug.
It's my weekend mug Deedles!!! I adore both the mugs you sent me!! Buster could care less about the squirrels, but my mother's late dog, Lillith, caught one once and killed it. I'll never forget her waiting to come in the back door, and I noticed she had it in her mouth. I think she thought she brought us a gift, the poor thing. And yes, those albino squirrels are my top-secret backup weapons race!!!
DeleteIt is so nice to see you Deedles. I worried when you were absent from blogs.
DeleteYou're so sweet, Ms Agnes. Don't worry about me. I tend to hibernate this time of year. I'll come out of my cave from time to time, mostly to forage for food. I'm not too yakky during my down months. Reasons.
DeleteGreat pictures! I like the squirrels that are not the usual gray and white belly. I can't tell if maybe the charcoal one is a native Douglas squirrel, a hybrid or just a charcoal version of gray squirrel. It seems smaller like a Douglas. The albino squirrels are cool! Lucky you! I've never need one in person and that breakfast looks delicious!
ReplyDeleteI 'm not sure either. There appears to be several toned ones here more charcoal though, and I have heard many have spotted the albinos in the several areas here. This is the first I have ever seen one in person. Oh yes... the breakfast. My weekend guilty pleasure are huge breakfast on the weekends.
DeleteI think squirrels make the best henchmen! Dangerous little %$&#ers.
ReplyDeleteThats right honey...they are highly intelligent, cunning and maniacal!!!!!
DeleteI love squirrels as I think like one.
ReplyDeleteYou are pretty sharp!
DeleteYou must have a lot of nuts around there to draw all of those squirrels.
ReplyDeleteSome days I have counted up to 9 squirrels already.
DeleteHmm. I wonder if those albino squirrels escaped from a laboratory. Any mad scientists in your neighborhood?
ReplyDeleteMad scientist? Ah, hum, in this neighborhood? Well, errr I don't think so, not to my knowledge. Excuse me a minute dear.
Delete* runs off to hide beakers, test tubes and Bunston burners*
Ok, I can't lie, that video is too cute!!!! And that breakfast looks huge for a growing boy!
ReplyDeleteI love this post! It's been a while since you posted a usual suspects post. I like your idea of squirrels for henchmen...they are cute and yet evil and not to be trifled with! Those white squirrels are so pretty. We had one or two of them when I lived in the big house in the park down the street in Ardmore.Your going to end up with an army of them if you keep their habitat happy.
ReplyDeleteYou are simply a sucker for anything packing nuts.
ReplyDeleteI fear you may be right on that.
DeleteI’ve never seen albino squirrels. Beautiful. And starting every day with Deedles would be perfect.
ReplyDeleteThanks Scoot. I'm sure Balder Half would agree with you. *Cough*. He's been nuts about me for fifty years now. Okay, maybe he's just nuts.
DeleteI wonder what they think of you?
ReplyDeleteLoved it when as a kid the squirrels would take things out of my hand. Alas, we have no squirrels around these parts.
ReplyDeleteBeing a gardener I am a squirrelphobe, although I do not get over excited about them eating the grain dropped by the birds. Him indoors has set up the bird feeder on a thin wire between an apple tree and a climbing rose. Despite their acrobatic skills, the squirrels cannot access the feeder.
ReplyDeleteThat's good thinking Helen, and we know that they are very good acrobats!
DeleteThey are so cute, and I had no idea albino squirrels were a thing. I'd never seen one before.
ReplyDeleteMy wife's cousin rescues squirrels from cat attacks
ReplyDeleteWhen I was in Bucks County I did volunteer work with a ASPCA and held a baby squirrel that came in once. It was the cutest little thing. It ended up living with one of the vets, and the became inseparable.
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