Squirrel, anyone? (other than po' trailer trash) - Page 4

Gravdigr · 09-06-2013, 12:09 PM

Actually, it's a Rocky (sex unknown). I name all squirrels Rocky. And all squirrels have a British accent.

Sundae · 09-07-2013, 02:39 AM

Really?
See now to me, red squirrels have a Scottich accent. But then that's because they live there mostly. They were driven out by the pesky American grey squirrels. No, really.

That said, I adore squirrels. Seeing one used to be enough to convince me I was going to have a good day.
Although I had to change that method of divination when I moved to Leicester; the whole of Limes Walk was heaving with them, and I walked down it to a job I hated every day.

A really lovely story, Grav.
Thanks.

(Hope the youngun' doesn't get bit. They can carry rabies you know.)
Just call me your Sundae Sunshine

Gravdigr · 09-07-2013, 03:15 PM

Raising babby squirrels is kind of a rite of passage for the kids in my neck o' the woods.

I think it gives a small lesson in responsibility (and early exposure to death, in a lot of cases).

limegreenc · 09-07-2013, 04:49 PM

How so?

Gravdigr · 09-07-2013, 05:16 PM

Well, kids raise the squirrel. To raise a babby squirrel to viability requires responsibility, feeding several times a day, making it a warm comfy place for it, just taking care of it in general.

And, quite often the squirrel dies anyway, and the kid learns just a bit about death and the acceptance of same.

Maybe it's more of an opportunity for the parents to explain death, and how it's part of life, to the child.

orthodoc · 09-07-2013, 10:42 PM

In my neck o' the woods, it's babby rabbits. The kids discover a nest with babbies. They're thrilled. I tell them the momma goes out foraging and leaves the babbies 'til sundown. I cross my fingers and hope hope hope she comes back.
She doesn't come back, having been picked off by one of the pair of hawks that nest in the big cottonwood by the creek.

So the kids cry and won't go to sleep and want to raise the babby rabbits ...

We did that more than once. It went the usual way: the runt died and the kids had to cope with the death; the others thrived, and the kids had to feed them multiple times a day and check on them constantly, etc., and finally release them into the woods behind our place.

Squirrels in PA are all black. In Ottawa, long ago, there were red, gray, AND black squirrels. More than I've ever seen, since. I've been disappointed in the mid-Atlantic squirrel census.

Gravdigr · 09-08-2013, 01:50 PM

I had me a babby rabbit.

It's still pining for the fjords to this day.

richlevy · 09-08-2013, 02:29 PM

Quote:

Owner Richard Alexander said the squirrel meat was free range, low fat and low on air miles.

From the original article of this thread. Can someone explain how 'air miles' refers to squirrels of the non-flying variety?

Griff · 09-16-2013, 07:43 PM

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Originally Posted by orthodoc

Squirrels in PA are all black. In Ottawa, long ago, there were red, gray, AND black squirrels. More than I've ever seen, since. I've been disappointed in the mid-Atlantic squirrel census.

Round here (NEPA) we have grays, reds, and flying squirrels. No blacks.

Gravdigr · 12-01-2013, 04:01 PM

I've been infusing mah squrls w/coconut via coconut cookies. Squrls ƒucking lurve coconut cookies.

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They will leave cracked corn to get these cookies.

Gravdigr · 01-21-2016, 01:05 PM

Not mah squrl:

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Originally Posted by Griff

Round here (NEPA) we have grays, reds, and flying squirrels. No blacks.

Popdigr had some trail cams out, and caught some flying squirrels. A few in the act! He said he hadn't seen a flying squirrel since he was a teenager...He's 73.

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Gravdigr · 01-21-2016, 01:05 PM

glatt · 01-21-2016, 01:08 PM

Good pictures.

Gravdigr · 01-21-2016, 01:09 PM

He also caught some deer.

But they belong in this other thread.

Big Sarge · 12-01-2013, 11:38 PM

I wish I could go hunting in your yard! They look plump and tasty

09-06-2013, 12:09 PM	#1
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09-07-2013, 02:39 AM	#2
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Really? See now to me, red squirrels have a Scottich accent. But then that's because they live there mostly. They were driven out by the pesky American grey squirrels. No, really. That said, I adore squirrels. Seeing one used to be enough to convince me I was going to have a good day. Although I had to change that method of divination when I moved to Leicester; the whole of Limes Walk was heaving with them, and I walked down it to a job I hated every day. A really lovely story, Grav. Thanks. (Hope the youngun' doesn't get bit. They can carry rabies you know.) Just call me your Sundae Sunshine __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

09-07-2013, 03:15 PM	#3
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Raising babby squirrels is kind of a rite of passage for the kids in my neck o' the woods. I think it gives a small lesson in responsibility (and early exposure to death, in a lot of cases). __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

09-07-2013, 05:16 PM	#5
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Well, kids raise the squirrel. To raise a babby squirrel to viability requires responsibility, feeding several times a day, making it a warm comfy place for it, just taking care of it in general. And, quite often the squirrel dies anyway, and the kid learns just a bit about death and the acceptance of same. Maybe it's more of an opportunity for the parents to explain death, and how it's part of life, to the child. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

09-07-2013, 10:42 PM	#6
orthodoc Not Suspicious, Merely Canadian Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 3,774	In my neck o' the woods, it's babby rabbits. The kids discover a nest with babbies. They're thrilled. I tell them the momma goes out foraging and leaves the babbies 'til sundown. I cross my fingers and hope hope hope she comes back. She doesn't come back, having been picked off by one of the pair of hawks that nest in the big cottonwood by the creek. So the kids cry and won't go to sleep and want to raise the babby rabbits ... We did that more than once. It went the usual way: the runt died and the kids had to cope with the death; the others thrived, and the kids had to feed them multiple times a day and check on them constantly, etc., and finally release them into the woods behind our place. Squirrels in PA are all black. In Ottawa, long ago, there were red, gray, AND black squirrels. More than I've ever seen, since. I've been disappointed in the mid-Atlantic squirrel census. __________________ The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated. - Ghandi

09-07-2013, 04:49 PM	#4
limegreenc shed door curio Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Canada Posts: 406	How so?

09-08-2013, 01:50 PM	#7
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	I had me a babby rabbit. It's still pining for the fjords to this day. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

12-01-2013, 04:01 PM	#10
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	I've been infusing mah squrls w/coconut via coconut cookies. Squrls ƒucking lurve coconut cookies. They will leave cracked corn to get these cookies. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

01-21-2016, 01:05 PM	#12
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01-21-2016, 01:08 PM	#13
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Good pictures.

01-21-2016, 01:09 PM	#14
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	He also caught some deer. But they belong in this other thread. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off. Last edited by Gravdigr; 01-21-2016 at 01:17 PM.

12-01-2013, 11:38 PM	#15
Big Sarge Werepandas - lurking in your shadows Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: In the Deep South Posts: 3,408	I wish I could go hunting in your yard! They look plump and tasty __________________ Give a man a match, & he'll be warm for 20 seconds. But toss that man a white phosphorus grenade and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.

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