Backyard Squirrel Photos

[D Coots]

They look somewhat tame. In my neck of the woods, the sunflower seeds and corn better be out there every day or this guy makes an appearance.
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Is that a doobie???

 

[D Coots]

 

[JLT]

They look somewhat tame. In my neck of the woods, the sunflower seeds and corn better be out there every day or this guy makes an appearance.
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Luckys or Camels? Badass rodent nonetheless....

 

[Rsadams]

We used to have a momma and her babies we feed all the time in the city... We now live out in the country and the owls keep the numbers down but we have one oak tree that they have little ones every year... I can sit and watch the young ones play for hours...

 

[Krogen]

Squirrels. They can be pesky little critters. Mom thought it was cute to leave out peanut butter on plastic spoons. The buggers would hold the spoons in their mitts and consume gobs of peanut butter. Word got out and hordes showed up to feast. It was a bit much to deal with. Dear old Mom had a playful streak in her. She laced the peanut butter with vodka and repeated the process. Drunk squirrels were falling out of the trees right and left. Soon the hordes of drunk squirrels became hungover squirrels and were "less than energetic." Despite their itty bitty brains, they seemed to learn that the wild rodent parties came with a cost and they vanished.

 

[D Coots]

We used to have a momma and her babies we feed all the time in the city... We now live out in the country and the owls keep the numbers down but we have one oak tree that they have little ones every year... I can sit and watch the young ones play for hours...

There were 4 or 5 babies in the den tree 30 yards from the house again this year. Cheap entertainment.

 

[dtucker]

They look somewhat tame. In my neck of the woods, the sunflower seeds and corn better be out there every day or this guy makes an appearance.
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Where is his lounge chair and can of beer?

 

[Jonnyofalltrades]

My wife feeds 4 of them twice a day . One of them will almost come in the house when she opens the back door. I told her she would have a time catching him if she lets him in and he might end up not being her friend.

We had a few that would eat out of our hand when we were out in the yard. Super cute, until they chewed a hole right through the wall and ended up in the house. The inside wall panel was 3/4" tongue and groove spruce!
Three different squirrels made it in before we got all the holes plugged up.
NOT CUTE!
My daughters were a little traumatized by squirrels indoors, now they are the first ones to run for the pellet gun if they see one hanging around the house.

 

[Daddymac]

I am very disappointed that none of those pictures have crosshairs in them.

 

[ohlongarmisle]

Donald hands out and my wife feeds him, got a shot with my Nikon D3400 and my 200-500 f5.6. View attachment 1573794

Here's mine .

 

[jxb]

Yeah I only feed em and sometimes photograph too. Someone asked me once why I fed them so much they were well fed and kinda chunky going into winter. I simply said, never know when the big one will hit and we gotta get fresh meat somewhere. Be prepared...


I have a target made from this where there's a head shot and two... well you know, apply points as you see fit.

 

[hogpatrol]

Had one chew through the connector hose on our bbq grill. Went to light the burner and the bottom erupted in flames. Had to stick my hand in to it to shut off the valve. I see any near it now, they succumb to lead poisoning.