Thursday 17 February 2011

S is for sneak thief!

...otherwise known as the grey squirrel



  who is rather fond of helping himself to the food I put out for the birds.





You have to admire his agility,



his cheek,



and his persistence!

He has a few more seeds to go yet, so while he's finishing their dinner, maybe you would like to saunter over to Jenny Matlock's Alphabe-Thursday to see what else is on offer.
Posted by H at 14:46
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18 comments:

  1. Pondside17 February 2011 at 15:12

    Those grey squirrels are a pest over here, and have rapidly over run our brown squirrels. It's fun, though, to watch their antics at the bird feeders!

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  2. Pondside17 February 2011 at 15:13

    PS I just notices the Penticton clock on the side of your blog - too cute~

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  3. Anonymous17 February 2011 at 15:21

    They have a squirrel just like this on Curious George. He is super bold.

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  4. Sacristan17 February 2011 at 15:25

    Love the action shots...

    You could always name him "Smeagol" ... which would be another "S"

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  5. Judie17 February 2011 at 17:25

    I rarely see squirrels in my yard--mostly packrats--but one day we found a HUGE one in our catch and release trip Rod had set for the packrat who was making Mulligan crazy. It was a shock!

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  6. Michael and Hanne17 February 2011 at 17:27

    I suppose he might look like Smeagol but I'm not really sure. I think he looks more like Sneaky Sam, but then I'm not sure of that either. Hey! someone noticed the clock! Hooray!

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  7. Susan Anderson17 February 2011 at 17:46

    Our squirrels do that, too.

    They also chewed a hole in our roof.

    Grrrr.

    "/

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  8. Cheryl17 February 2011 at 18:21

    That's why I don't feed the birds. We're overrun with squirrels. I toss out special food for cardinals that squirrels won't eat. Sadly, pigeons and blue jays love it too.

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  9. Cheryl17 February 2011 at 18:22

    Wow! I just noticed what Pondside was talking about. How sweet of you. A rug and a clock. Whee!

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  10. Donnie17 February 2011 at 20:11

    They are really good at getting to the seeds no matter what we try to do. Cute post.

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  11. Linda Bob Grifins Korbetis Hall17 February 2011 at 20:45

    cute..

    I see spring in sight, smiles.

    :)

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  12. Desiree18 February 2011 at 07:17

    I love squirrels and really don't mind at all if they share the birdseed. Your pictures are superb, H, and I always enjoy your captions and accompanying text. You should publish a children's book with all your best animal captures and stories :)

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  13. Desiree18 February 2011 at 07:19

    And, Oh, YES! The clocks! How clever :)

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  14. Alan Burnett18 February 2011 at 08:51

    Lovely photographs. I reckon it is the birds trying to steal the squirrels' food.

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  15. Rosie18 February 2011 at 19:11

    Great photos! We have a squirrel that pinches seed from the small cups we put at the top of the garden for the little birds. Squirrel has hung from the sides so many times it has bent them over:)

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  16. Anonymous19 February 2011 at 01:58

    They certainly the little acrobats! Very cute.

    Teresa

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  17. Francisca20 February 2011 at 09:32

    That's an adorable Squirrel, even if he is a Sneak thief! Delightful to watch him... and super S post.

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  18. Jenny20 February 2011 at 18:47

    What a splendidly sweet link to Alphabe-Thursday's letter "S".

    I really enjoyed these smile inducing pictures...such a delight!!!

    Thank you for sharing this adorably sneaky post with us!

    A+

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