Our little squirell friend returned to our garden this morning.

paddletoe

29 Jun 15 00:25

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He/She has the same routine every day taking the nuts that fall to the ground from the birder feeders we have all over our garden. I was asking my wife about squirrels as she is an enclycapedia of knowledge on animals and she said rats get a bad name because they don't have the same little fluffy tail squirrels have but take away that and they are not unlike rats.
My wife used to actually keep a rat as pet when she was child.

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Report bodil • June 29, 2015 12:41 AM BST

Squirrels are rats with good PR. Less so if grey. Did you see the picture in New Scientist of the rat dreaming tucked up in bed with a little knitted rat under his arm?

Mutant ratoroaches will inherit the Earth from us. And probably do a better job.

Report The Leopard • June 29, 2015 9:00 AM BST

They will have to learn how to type first.

Report Facts • June 29, 2015 9:44 AM BST

Grey squirrels are vermin.

Report The Leopard • June 29, 2015 10:14 AM BST

Uh...oh !

Report FlowerMyth • June 29, 2015 11:36 AM BST

Report doridoru • June 29, 2015 1:52 PM BST

The only real vermin on the planet is the that wipes everything out - THE HUMAN RACE

Report zorrostrikes • June 29, 2015 2:08 PM BST

every Friday I buy a bag of monkey nuts and leave them by a tree for a pair of squirrels that live there. I feel as if i'm part of the squirrel's infrastructure. Like he's depending on me to supply the goods.

Report The Leopard • June 29, 2015 2:48 PM BST

They have requested that the shells be taken off in future....if possible. (oxoxo - from Nutkin and Nutkinella )

Report spellingandgrammarchecker • June 29, 2015 2:49 PM BST

Monkey nuts?

Report Makybe_Diva • June 29, 2015 3:13 PM BST

Aww, Zorro

Report The Leopard • June 29, 2015 3:50 PM BST

Monkey nuts have shells....can I clear this up.

Report spellingandgrammarchecker • June 29, 2015 4:19 PM BST

Monkey nuts are peanuts in their shells then?

Or...peanuts, as we called them as kids.

Report EvgenyKissin • June 29, 2015 4:28 PM BST

I used to be an avid follower of Peanuts and Charlie Brown.

Report The Leopard • June 29, 2015 5:32 PM BST

I also never used "monkey nut" in the last century....nor this century for that matter....probably an East Euro thing

Report SlippyBlue • June 29, 2015 5:45 PM BST

I used to have squirrels in the garden and left stuff out for them but since I inherited Muttley they have disappeared as he wants to attack them

Quite a few foxes roaming around near me but I don't leave food out for them as they would tear my fella to bits.

Report The Leopard • June 29, 2015 5:51 PM BST

Wear some pants?

Our little squirell friend returned to our garden this morning.

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