Posted on 11/25/2020 9:27:44 AM PST by SJackson
Squirrel seen swaying in video after woman put old pears from her fridge in her garden for wildlife to eat
A squirrel in Minnesota has enjoyed an early and especially festive start to the holiday season by being videoed apparently drunkenly feasting on pears that had fermented and become alcoholic.
The inebriated squirrel was caught swaying on camera by Katy Morlok of Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota, who had put out an old pear from her fridge in her garden for local wildlife to eat. She saw one of the squirrels – whom she dubbed Lil Red – snatch the pear and take it up a tree.
An hour later, Lil Red returned apparently the worse for wear, unsteady on its feet but desperate for another round.
“It kind of dawned on me: ‘Oh no, those pears were so old, I bet they fermented,’” Morlok told local station Fox 9.
But the tipsy squirrel seemed to enjoy the pear so much, that Morlok put out some more. A video shows the glassy-eyed squirrel sitting next to the pears, swaying backwards and almost tipping over before grasping on to the edge of the bowl of fruit.
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He’ll be in AA within two years.
“Cusss I freee aaassa birrrr now. Annnisss birrr youuu cannnit chaaannn...”
He’s probably looking for more of those pears. :)
LOL! He’d better stay off the roads.........
“FREEE BIIIRRR...!!!”
Bet this story would have a whole different spin if a White male had put those pears out.
He’d be facing jail time.
That’s a really tiny squirrel...redtailed hawks are big but usually not that big compared to squirrels, Missouri squirrels, anyway, which are hefty. That little rodent looks like a Gulf Coast mini-squirrel. For some reason squirrels on the coast here in Florida look like midgets.
I’m not sure why you would want to attract those little devils.
Funny video at the source. Kinda thought it was going to puke in the bowl but it didn’t.
Ping
There’s a port on a western bay
And it serves a hundred ships a day
Lonely sailors pass the time away
And talk about their homes
And there’s a squirrel in this harbor town
And she works layin’ whiskey down
They say, “Brandy, fetch another round”
She serves them whiskey and wine
The sailors say, “Brandy, you’re a fine squirrel”
What a good wife you would be
Your fluffy tail could steal a sailor from the sea”
If you’re on the lawn and fox squirrel goes cheep!-cheep!
Just step aside or you may end up in the leaves
Furry little fox squirrel runs through the lawn all day
Even the red-tail can’t make him change his ways
Fox squirrel, the red-tail is after you!
Fox squirrel, if he catches you you’re through!
Fox squirrel, the red-tail is after you!
Fox squirrel, if he catches you you’re through!
That red-tail hawk is really a sharp-eyed scowl
But when will he learn that he may never take him down?
Crazy little fox squirrel never bothers anyone
Just runnin’ through the lawn is his idea of having fun!
That’s awesome!
Maybe his pal Drinky Crow will drop by later...
I’m gonna try this. Maybe my dogs will be able to catch one then.
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