I don’t know how anybody in this city manages to grow anything from seed with all the vermin squirrels running around. Most of the time they don’t even eat the seedlings, they just dig them up to see if I buried a peanut down there.
They usually attack within minutes of me planting the seedlings, but sometimes they wait a few days so I can build up some false hope. And then I hate them even more.
I’m seriously considering putting a bushel of peanuts out in my back yard, covered with chicken wire to keep them busy for awhile so my next batch of morning glory seedlings will have a fighting chance.
Anyway. I hate them all except for this one. She lives near the Civic Hospital. I spotted her on my way to work the other day. She was pretty brave until I pulled the camera out, and then she got all coy on me and started spiraling around the tree trunk so I couldn’t get a decent shot.
Every other black squirrel I’ve ever seen had a black tail. I wonder how she ended up with such a lovely golden tail?
Squirrels! Bah!
I have taken to sprinkling cayenne on the soil in my planters Zoom to give the squirrels a spicy surprise. I think it is working so far. I will admit that your friend has a lovely tail.
Patti, I tried that last year on my balcony to keep the squirrels from stealing my roses. It didn’t work! (Maybe my cayenne pepper was too old…? A jar of that stuff is like a lifetime supply.)
Remember Max and Maurice from Opa’s back yard. They didn’t bother the gardens, just came and ate peanuts out of our hands. Maybe you should get some peanuts and distract them.
Deb, that’s very impressive that you remember their names! We were very young.
I think the grey and black squirrels have been mixing it up, shall we say. I have seen a few two-toned squirrels too. But they have splotches of brown fur. That golden tail is cool.
I find it impressive that you named them Max and Maurice. Perhaps it had something to do with a time/space gap of 40 years or so.
Cheers,
Tw