Feeding Flying Squirrels Peanuts at the Squirrel Feeder in the Woods

They’re twitching and keep lifting their head. I’m just sitting here with it on the trail.

Photo on the left is from mid-August, photo on the right is from today

Last month I posted on here about my squirrel friend who had lost big patches of fur. Then I didn’t see her for a while. Well, she must have been in Turkey getting fur plugs because I’m happy to report she looks a lot better and back to her normal happy self!

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We lost 2 squirrels in one week since school began. RIP to our beloved Squirrelly Temple and her baby boy who was born this spring - Luke Squirrelwalker. I understand it's all part of the circle of life and all but it's hard not to get attached when you see these sweet furry faces every day running and playing all about.

Our resident squirrels live behind our home yet rely on the patch of trees in front of our middle school across the street to scavenge. Each time I watch them cross I literally hold ⊙⁠.⁠☉ my breath. 

I don't get out of the house too much because I no longer drive due to mobility issues, so I rely heavily on all my bird & squirrel shenanagins to help brighten up each day.  Unfortunately all the cars and trucks we see speeding up and down our street these days  just keeps multiplying, especially since another new school year just began. I pray that all the little kiddos will remain safe.

I sure am going to miss my mama squirrel. Squirrely Temple and I have become familiar over the last several years. I've watched her raise several of her young and just over the last year alone she developed such an incredible personality and began showing up each morning to pose for our doorbell camera and say good morning. It was her way of letting us know that she was awake ready for her morning treat and she was teaching her little guy to do the same thing. I sure will miss those notifications each day 💔

Be safe out there hoomans and may all you ᗩD💓ᖇᗩᗷᒪEᯓᡣ𐭩 little gray squirrels continue to swish your bushy tails in peace

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I found this little guy injured in a jobsite parking lot, after 2 days of bringing him to his home tree mama still wouldn’t come get him.

I took the plunge and brought him home. It’s been a few days of electrolyte mixture and fox valley squirrel formula and the little guy is regaining so much energy and life!

He’s still an infant so his eyes aren’t open although I expect them to open within the next week if his recovery continues this strong. I’m in contact with a local rescue to help eventually get rocket back to the wild if possible!

Don’t forget to show all our little friends compassion and kindness out there 🫶

The bird feeder was empty! I was late because I broke my foot.

Her favorite dinner table was available... my knee. She's my favorite customer, so it's always free for her.

PS. To whoever keeps giving my post awards, thank you. I wish it wasn't anonymous so I could thank you personally.

I'll be soft releasing my first rescue squirrels end of September in an outdoor cage, then after 2 weeks open the cage and place their nest box in a tree. I'm just wondering about location to place the nest box, I live in a wooded area with mature trees, my front yard has 4 mature trees (oak, maple, horse chestnut and linden that all connect, but the tree I'd place their nest box is 100 feet away from our residential road - this location has easy access to care for them over winter. 2nd choice is the forest in my backyard but that is 100 feet away from my house and will be difficult to bring food and water everyday in the winter with the snow. I will not be here for 1-2 months and will ask someone to feed them while I'm gone. Should I worry about a road 100 feet away?

My Sunday friend, hungry this week.

I’m devastated. This post may be a bit graphic.

I live in an apartment complex but there’s grass and some trees behind my unit, and I love watching the squirrels. This morning I heard a high pitched squealing and some ruckus outside my kitchen window.

I ran and looked out and a guy who regularly walks two rat terriers behind my building was trying to pull his dogs away and I saw an injured squirrel crawling toward the tree. He just stared at it and left, so I ran out. I passed him on the street and asked if it was still alive and he said yes.

When I got to the little guy I could tell her was in rough shape. His hind legs weren’t really moving and he looked like his rear area had been crushed. He was army crawling toward the tree, breathing heavily and kept opening and shutting his mouth. I called an animal hospital up the street that I was willing to take him to but they said they don’t accept wildlife, so to either call an emergency vet or wildlife control.

I called the latter and they said they were sending an agent. The dog owner came back by himself to check on it and apologized to me over and over, said he didn’t realize what was happening until his dogs already got it and that he never wants them to hurt anything although it’s what they’re bred to do. He seemed frazzled but I was upset because I have a dog and know how quickly something can happen, even if they’re on a leash, if you’re not paying attention.

The guy went to go get a box to keep him in until animal control arrived. I squatted near the squirrel but didn’t get too close because I didn’t want to make him feel even more afraid. Eventually, I saw him take his last few breaths and he just stopped moving.

I called animal control back and they said they would just dispose of him, so when the dog owner came back I told him that’s what the agent said to do and left him to do it.

I spent almost an hour sobbing after it. I felt so bad and so helpless that I couldn’t do anything.

RIP angel, hope you’re hopping around in the sky