This is Mama Squirrel on the way to our Box Elder tree; my presence with a camera has made her pause to decide if she's going to continue. It's 15 feet to the ground.
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Do I Really Want to be Here?
Our town squirrels have to travel unorthodox routes to get from tree to tree---and that means walking the utility lines. It's most interesting to watch them scurry high above the street; sometimes, one will slip and cling with all four feet until he/she can get upright again. Other times, it leads to an unfortunate and fatal fall.
This is Mama Squirrel on the way to our Box Elder tree; my presence with a camera has made her pause to decide if she's going to continue. It's 15 feet to the ground.
This is Mama Squirrel on the way to our Box Elder tree; my presence with a camera has made her pause to decide if she's going to continue. It's 15 feet to the ground.
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7 comments:
yikes!
They are always fearless and fun to watch! Laura
Isn't it amazing how they can balance like that???
I don't really want to be there. I am a bit scared of heights...
But he/she's obviously very comfortable up there.
What a brave little squirrel!
I've never seen one fall from a wire but I did see one take a pretty bad fall from a tree branch.
That's not fair that they can touch power lines and we can't, what gives!!
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