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#47 – Don’t Eat That!

I spent a few Saturday Squirrel posts over the years covering one of the nastier realities of living in the American Midwest, where sweet gum trees were planted in force during the early part of the 20th Century.  Every year, … Continue reading

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Having A Balls

For your delight, this week’s Saturday Squirrel high up in a tree among a backdrop of spiky sweet gum tree balls! It got up to 80 degrees the day I took this photo on Wednesday.  A reminder that very soon, … 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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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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Deck The Balls

Here is a Saturday Squirrel photo that I saved not because of the squirrel… it’s definitely not a very good picture of him.  No, this one got spared the dreaded recycling bin because of its eye-catching background.  What in the … Continue reading

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