That’s one VERY frustrated wild turkey!
“Hey! How come that dumb squirrel gets all the peanuts?!” Photo by Jeanne Thomas, Walnut Creek, CA Gary: I raised the peanut feeder 12 inches because the wild turkeys were eating me out of house and...
View ArticleWhy is fox squirrel chewing hole in a metal electrical box?
Note tooth marks where a fox squirrel chewed a hole in this metal electrical box. Photo by Phil Grover, Concord, CA Gary: Several times we’ve observed a small fox squirrel chewing on an outdoor metal...
View ArticleBaby fox squirrels discovered in rain gutter nest. CUTE!
Squirrel nest and babies in rain gutter. Photo by David Ogden, Walnut Creek, CA Gary: Don’t know if this is new to you or not, but my son Cooper discovered a nest of three baby squirrels in my rain...
View ArticleFox squirrel sampling fruit from ‘his’ nectarine tree
Fox squirrel feeding on nectarine. Photo by Mary Baltich, Concord, CA Gary: I thought that you would like my photo of the friendly squirrel raiding my nectarine tree. Mary Baltich, Concord, California...
View ArticleFox squirrel: The ups and downs of nest building
Fox squirrel trying to take cloth for nest. Photo by Mike Gordon, Walnut Creek, CA Gary: This squirrel keeps trying to steal this cloth for a nest! He gets as much in his mouth as he can but eventually...
View ArticleFox squirrel freeloading on a Martinez bird feeder
Fox squirrel freeloading on a backyard feeder. Photo by Linda Lansberry, Martinez, CA Gary: It has been some time since we sent you a new picture of our backyard moments! These two pictures are from...
View ArticleDownward Facing Squirrel … raiding the bird feeder
Downward Facing Squirrel. Photo by Lynda Nunn, Walnut Creek, CA Gary: This funny squirrel stretched as long as its body could go for birdseed! Lynda Nunn, Walnut Creek, California Lynda: Classic...
View ArticleFreeloading crow joins squirrels for free peanuts
Freeloading crow joins squirrel to beg for peanuts. Photo by Ann & Bill, Concord, CA Gary: We’ve been sharing peanuts with the squirrels and bluejays for quite a few years, but the last few days a...
View ArticleDoes this squirrel think it’s a turkey? Or does the turkey think it’s a...
Backyard buddies. Photo by Patrick Barry, Pleasant Hill, CA My old high school chum, Pat Barry, sent me the above photo taken in his backyard. Is this a squirrel who thinks it’s a turkey … or a turkey...
View ArticleMom Squirrel taking new babies for a walk to check out the backyard
Mom Squirrel taking her babies for a walk. Photo by Michael Cohen, Walnut Creek, CA Gary: A squirrel family has been gathering on our deck, sometimes huddling together, with one or two getting up on...
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