Posted on 01/23/2018 12:17:28 PM PST by nickcarraway
As a Clovis police officer, John McGrory is ready to take down a bad guy at a moment’s notice. But even a no-nonsense cop like McGrory can’t pass up a moment of cuteness.
That’s what happened in a video posted by the Clovis Police Department on Sunday, which was national Squirrel Appreciation Day (yes, that’s really a thing).
The video shows McGrory standing next to a tree when a squirrel scampers over to him and gently takes a nut from his hand. McGrory smiles and laughs as the furry rodent scoots back to the tree. The video has 17,000 views on the police department’s Facebook page.
Laura Lowdermilk of Clovis posted a one-word response: “Awwww.”
Veronica Rain recognized that the video was shot in her neighborhood. “Yes, that is exactly how (the) squirrels on my street are. That is my block, an they really will let you come up to them like that, lol lol.”
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I have never shot a squirrel, but have been told that we did eat squirrel when I was little. Presume it takes like chicken, maybe with a hint of nuts. Anyway, shouldn’t we celebrate squirrel appreciation day by putting on on the table?
Is Squirrel Nut Zipper the official music?
In the late 50’s and early 60’s, I sold squirrel tails to fishing lure makers for 15 cents a tail...Our family took care of the rest of the squirrel...
MMMMMMM GOOD!!!!
I seez squiddle...I shootz squiddle.
No quarter.
I appreciate them fried with mashed potatoes and biscuits.
Yum!
It’s been at least two years since I shot and killed one of these rats with wings in my 13,000 s.f. yard but they are still seldom on the ground and only pause briefly on their transit on tree branches. These critters have excellent memories and the ability to pass it on to new generations. I toss the carcasses over the chain link fence in the rear an the next morning they are gone. Fox and raptors are great recyclers. The last few I have missed with my spring powered pellet rifle with bare sights. Might have to break down and buy one with a scope and zero it in. Sucks to get old.
I’ve had to dispatch some that were getting into my attic
A Rossi Circuit Judge with 410 shotgun shells is perfect for this
Darn. I missed this year’s opportunity to appreciate squirrels. I feel so worthless and dirty...
You have squirrels with wings?
The squirrels where you live have wings?
Now THAT I could really appreciate...
This stuff seems to be more effective. It looks sort of like fried churros, with a small hole running lengthways through the middle. Works like a charm on those squirrel feeders with the spike or screw to hold a dried half-ear of corn.
The bigger electric rat traps will get 'em, too - use a "Jello shot" sized Dixie cup with some peanut butter as bait. Zot!
Knocked one out of a tree in my front yard with a hollowpoint pellet Christmas eve. As soon as it hit the ground, an owl landed on it and took it away.
Glorious.
The DEAN OF BLOGGERS is darn cute in his squirrel suit.
A fine example for all bloggers, both great and small.
Maybe you should mount them on spikes as a warning to the others.
As a kid in WWII we shot and ate squirrels. Maybe the way they were cooked, but I remember them as being a lot more gamy than rabbit. My brother was collared by a priest in the graveyard across the street and told not to shoot squirrels there, but he let him keep the one he had shot.
...Squirrely ping....
Who created such a day? I call them tree rats and they’re a damn nuisance.
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