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#39 – Watch Your Step

Earlier in this countdown, I featured a squirrel with an obvious cast iron stomach that wasn’t afraid to chew up those spiky sweet gum balls that rain down in torrents from their trees.  Now, most humans aren’t going to pick … Continue reading

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They Never Learn

Remember a few weeks ago when I featured some pictures of a squirrel at the park chomping down on one of those spiky sweet gum balls?  And I tried to warn all squirrels not to be tempted by the prickly … Continue reading

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Don’t Eat That!

Like little children, squirrels will pick up just about anything and put it in their mouth.  They’re chewers by nature due to their ever-growing rodentine incisors… but usually when a squirrel is carrying around a payload in its piehole, it’s … Continue reading

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The Minefield

And our poor scampering squirrel last week thought he had it bad.  The obstacle course just gets worse as he goes on… Can someone send a rescue squad out to pull this unfortunate wanderer out from this spiky gumball wasteland?  … Continue reading

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Don’t Step On It

Tread carefully…. life is full of landmines.  Whether you live near a sweet gum tree and its spiky fruit or not… Today’s life lesson is brought to you by The Nest’s weekly Saturday Squirrel. Have a great weekend everyone!

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