This last walk was full of squirrels for this #wednesdaywalk
It started getting warm again and we took a walk. This brought out all the squirrels who probably thought it was spring finally. (later it got below freezing again)
Each one was out crunching through the last of the walnut stores. It is super easy to locate them because you hear a squeeky crunching sound and once you locate them they are balled up like this just chewing.
They use their tails as a sort of shield against wind and as a fur coat to block the chill breezes.
Later in the park I saw this one in the middle of the street. Thankfully cars have to drive slowly here so they are rarely ever hit.
Hawks and owls are their main enemy. They are one of my guides to locating raptors.
If you hear them doing a sqwaaaa croaking sort of sound that means there is usually a large bird somewhere hanging around. They've helped me find a couple owls and many hawks as well as some false alarms such as crows.
This nursing one was right behind my house. It looks like it has a pecan maybe from one of my neighbors. I'll have to keep an eye out for baby squirrels when it finally does get warm.
Here's one from last fall burying a walnut. I'm sure by now most of these buried walnuts are gone by now and they are hoping to feast on spring buds.
That's all for now, thanks for looking :-)
