Wassup?
Meet Nutty. 
No, I didn’t name him that, Merbear did. Nutty’s made himself at home in her tree, and she sought to get a picture of him when I announced a couple weeks ago that I was accepting reader submissions for my Saturday Squirrel feature. I also said at the time that I was going to space out the reader submitted appearances, and of course I used one just last week. Well, I threw that out the window when Merby posted a video on YouTube she made of Nutty that gives us our very first Saturday Squirrel movie presentation! I am extremely jealous that none of the squirrels in my locale have this kind of camera presence and personality….
Is Nutty a natural on film, or what? My mangy rodents squirrels would head for the hills if they even thought of trying to film them from the backyard.
I am also jealous because Nutty is obviously not a common grey, the only type of squirrels I ever see around these parts, and what you would normally see in this feature. I’m really bad at identifying anything, let alone different species of squirrels, but just like the squirrel who inspired Evil Squirrel I photographed in Oklahoma, I think Nutty’s a fox. Compare Nutty with the Oklahoma squirrel and then with the Who Me squirrel in my SS logo above, and it’s obvious I’m getting the short end of the sciurine stick. Not that my squirrels aren’t cute and playful as well… but they’re also dwarfed by Nutty’s kind and are much less colorful.
Not colorful!?!?!? I got your not colorful here, pal!
So why do Cleveland, Ohio and Norman, Oklahoma get all the neat squirrels and I don’t? It was depressing when I drew a line between the two cities and saw that it damn near intersects where I live! How did I get so ripped off?
People might still buy maps if they were this neat looking…
Oh well, today we salute Nutty the Squirrel… who should be an inspiration to us all with his good looks, confidence in front of the camera, and bright eyed-bushy tailedness. He’s a squirrel’s squirrel, and idolized by fruitcakes everywhere. Keep calm, Nutty, and chirp on….
Evil Squirrel's Nest 
You need to visit Cleveland ES, so you can meet my now famous Nutty in person!!
And get lost trying to find Lake Erie again?
Don’t worry, I know you are not all that bright, so I will assist you.. 😉
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My squirrel Nutty is now famous..
This is great! Nutty is so cute! Thank you for the smile!
He is indeed! One of the happiest squirrels I have ever seen. Thanks for the pingback!
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That squirrel search made me dizzy… but it was worth it. 🙂 Love your new squirrel home movie series. Did you see this Huff Post article featuring over 60 photos of squirrels eating pizza? http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/07/squirrels-eating-pizza-photos_n_3404407.html It reminded me of you!
That’s great! I recognized one of those pictures… the one I dressed up with the tagline “It’s not delivery, it’s Digiorno!” I’m not a big fan of pizza myself, but maybe I’ll have to order some for my friends out back to get them on my good side!
Nutty looks like a fun guy! I like the still photo of him as well as the video. He looks like a muscular little chap.We all enjoy the Saturday squirrel here! Feel free to repost the one from Shane if you want to. 🙂
This was really cool 🙂 I don’t remember ever having the chance to hear a squirrel that well before either (the ones around here don’t let you get close enough lol) 🙂
I can hear them through my window while I’m at the computer if they’re being extra feisty (i.e. chasing each other around the tree), but rarely when they are alone like Nutty up there.
Definitely a cutie!
Yes, and a ham for the camera!
I really enjoy your silliness and the map where you try to intersect and find the type of squirrels you should have! The photos are fun to see, too. I like your wacky sense of humor. Thanks for visiting my blog and liking it too!
Thank you!