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03 June 2008

BABY SQURREL OMG! [More:] This little guy has been spending a lot of time on our deck. We think we saw his late mom in our neighbor’s driveway the other day, so we’re glad to see that he seems to be doing OK. Science Girl got a couple of shots of him/her (how do you sex a squirrel?), too.
Holy shit that skwerl is cute.
posted by essexjan 03 June | 14:29
My brain says "rodent", but my heart says "fuzzy-wuzzy"!
posted by Atom Eyes 03 June | 15:48
Cool! So lucky it's of age, too--they need to be fed by hand when they're young and orphaned. Are you feeding him/her and leaving out fresh water?

how do you sex a squirrel?

I usually wait till it stands up on its hind legs and gives me a good view
;-)
posted by shane 03 June | 16:40
how do you sex a squirrel?

The boy squirrels are the ones with the nuts.
posted by essexjan 03 June | 16:53
how do you sex a squirrel?

Don't you mean: how is babby skwerl formed?
posted by Atom Eyes 03 June | 17:08
I like squirrels; I have a feeder set aside just for them in my yard.
posted by redvixen 03 June | 18:09
shane - we started leaving a bowl of water out on the deck for our cat, and soon found that the squirrels used it too. We refill daily. As for food - there are anywhere from three to five adults who show up each morning when Science Girl puts out food "for the birds". They quickly hoover it all up, and then she puts out food that the birds might get a chance to eat. The youngster usually doesn't show up until the afternoon, so if I see him/her out there, I'll gently open the door and scatter a few sunflower seeds where he/she can get them.
posted by bmarkey 03 June | 18:12
100 balloons in under a minute || WTF video of the day - Honky Tonk Badonkadonk

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