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Science and nature loving lawn mower avoider. Welcome to my wild tangle of a yard! I hope you enjoy its inhabitants as much as I do.

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Sometimes Squirrel is just done with the paparazziπŸ˜„

31.01.2026 02:59 β€” πŸ‘ 99    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 2
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Squirrel’s got some movesπŸ˜„

31.01.2026 01:53 β€” πŸ‘ 230    πŸ” 47    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 2

Ours has just a sprinkle of white right now and most things were still shut down today- we got coated in ice this weekend but it’s melting fastπŸ˜…

27.01.2026 00:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Red was out there today reminding everyone whose territory this isπŸ˜„

21.01.2026 00:44 β€” πŸ‘ 154    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 1

They maintain the nests year round. One Mom seems like she’s preparing for kitsπŸ˜„

20.01.2026 01:38 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Whatcha got rolled up in there, Squirrel?

19.01.2026 23:37 β€” πŸ‘ 106    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1

Video proofπŸ˜†

17.01.2026 02:38 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I mean… just because you can survive those temperatures, doesn’t mean you want toπŸ˜„

17.01.2026 02:37 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I’ve learned to never question Squirrel’s expertise in camera anglesπŸ˜„

17.01.2026 01:52 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Spider friends:
who do you think is descending from this pine tree tonight in 34Β°F weather?

(As always, camera angle is courtesy of SquirrelπŸ˜„)

17.01.2026 01:35 β€” πŸ‘ 89    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 1
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Squirrel SiblingsπŸ₯Ί

16.01.2026 00:48 β€” πŸ‘ 109    πŸ” 19    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 3

Maybe so- but some of that motion is from the wind blowing the camera pole

16.01.2026 00:38 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Yes, but I think it’s for snacks. I’ve seen toddler Squirrels nibbling on them like they’re goldfish crackersπŸ˜„

16.01.2026 00:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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so the youngsters take breaks on the roof… while Mom stays inside
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16.01.2026 00:31 β€” πŸ‘ 61    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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it gets pretty crowded in there…
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16.01.2026 00:31 β€” πŸ‘ 52    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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We’ve had such high winds that this Squirrel Family abandoned their treetop drey…
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16.01.2026 00:31 β€” πŸ‘ 67    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

She’s not playin

15.01.2026 01:59 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Squirrel has been sticking close to home and is Not accepting visitors… which usually means she has babies in there or they’re on their wayπŸŽ‰πŸ˜„

15.01.2026 01:38 β€” πŸ‘ 155    πŸ” 15    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 1
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Opossum right now

09.01.2026 02:07 β€” πŸ‘ 117    πŸ” 16    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 3

She would neverπŸ˜„

07.01.2026 02:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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This is how she always sits on her porch: feet perfectly aligned, hands tucked into her coat

05.01.2026 23:18 β€” πŸ‘ 328    πŸ” 57    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 5

Not sure- but they were definitely having some wordsπŸ˜„

02.01.2026 00:28 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

They chortle and clack amongst themselves when they think I’m not listening πŸ˜„

02.01.2026 00:24 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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and there was moreπŸ˜„
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02.01.2026 00:18 β€” πŸ‘ 82    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0
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Crow conversation overheard today…
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02.01.2026 00:18 β€” πŸ‘ 141    πŸ” 32    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 5

Happy New Year!

01.01.2026 03:28 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Mom stays close but lets these three entertain themselves for most of the dayπŸ˜„
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01.01.2026 02:05 β€” πŸ‘ 79    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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New Squirrel Family moved into this house…
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01.01.2026 02:05 β€” πŸ‘ 121    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 2
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Squirrel took care of some dusting- since it’s bad luck to clean on New Year’sπŸ˜„

01.01.2026 01:31 β€” πŸ‘ 81    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

They’re little survivors, she may have basked, dug back in and lived onπŸ’š

31.12.2025 03:01 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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