Baby Squirrel Finds Home Alongside Michigan Cats

Times Union ^ | Friday, May 11, 2012

[Mercat]

Actually they are extraterrestrials. Those nests that they make way up in the tree in winter are portals for them to do to the mother ship. Think about it. They go in, but do you ever see one come out?

[trebb]

I agree with the ET slant - Red Squirrels are the evil ringleaders.

[andyk]

Our cat, Beaux, loves to watch them through the shutters and he “chirps” at them as they run around.

That's a pretty good description for that weird noise cats start to make when they see critters outside!

[Ransomed]

The squirels around us have been feasting on the brood 1 17 year cicadas that came out this year. I think they eat everything but the red eyes and wings judging by the detritus that falls out of the trees.

Freegards

[Salamander]

And pumpkin seeds and *almonds*.

The almonds are especially needful as they supply lots of calcium, magnesium, manganese and oodles of other vitamins and minerals.

Squiggy [the one I had to keep due to her birth defects] always got a serving of almonds every day no matter what else I fed her.

[Salamander]

Yup.

[MHGinTN]

That’s a pretty good photo shop job. Bundle of fluff they are!

[NoGrayZone]

"Our cat, Beaux, loves to watch them through the shutters and he “chirps” at them as they run around."

Mine as well! It's that "yek yek yek" at a constant flow. Their faces scruntch up as they do "that weird noise" thing!

[boatbums]

Thier local DNR rep will now show up at thier door,kill the baby and fine them.Happened to a friend of mine.

Huh?

[Craftmore]

DNR Dept of Natural Resources,,,fish and game wardens etc,,,Dont like people taking care of wild animals

[mcshot]

The cicada cycle fascinates me.