SQUIRREL!!! (W/crappy pics)

[zedxrgal]

Yesterday a little squirrel visited the bird feeder. Thinking it wouldn’t stick around I just watched and then it ate. It made me so happy to see a little squirrel stop by. Thinking it’s a one time thing I enjoyed the moment and went on with the day. Well this afternoon she came back. I strangely got very over excited and wanted to SQUEE out loud but kept it in and grabbed my phone in the hopes to get a few photos without scaring her away. She sat and ate her fill then left but not before I got four pictures of her. They’re not the best photos but pretty clear. Hope she comes back. Was to excited not to share.

[Makoes]

Awwww cute!!! I love squirrels, I cant see how people can call them pests. My Grandma gets so mad at squirrels that eat the bird food, but hey, squirrels are nature to

[Miacoda]

I have that exact same bird feeder handing outside the window to the right of me. o.o

Also: D'aaaawwwwwww squirrel!!!!

[Cialbi]

The squirrel will certainly return as long as the birdfeeder is there and stocked, and no event occurs that scares away the squirrel for good. Even that isn't going to be too likely; animals will keep returning as long as there's food and not too much danger.

Over the last year or so, we've had a rabbit infestation in our neighborhood. We'll see a rabbit happily munching on our back lawn (we're pretty bad about mowing regularly) on occasion, and the family dog will be absolutely mesmerized. Sometimes, she won't be able to contain her excitement, and start yelping away. I think we've desensitized the neighborhood rabbits to excited doggy squeals, yelps, barks, and whimpers; they almost completely ignore her now. They still run away if someone comes outside, of course.

So, who knows what it would take to scare some creatures off for good. After all, domestic animals mostly arose from those that were the least aggressive towards and least afraid of humans, and thus got to eat more of their garbage and were less likely to get killed by the humans. Granted, that was an evolutionary process, but it certainly has affected any species that profits from humanity in some way.