I was so happy to see this little person today on my walk up to my studio. In 2008 there was a terrible squirrel plague of some sort (no one has ever been able to say exactly what it was) that killed most of the squirrels. I went from 15 to 20 squirrels visiting my feeders a day to none in the space of a few months. The following year there were 2 squirrels living in my area of the forest, and I thought they were making a comeback, but their numbers didn't really increase. But, this little one makes three! I hope this one is a girl because the other two are boys. Maybe (hoping wildly) next spring there will be babies that are immune to whatever it was that killed so many...
As three is a magical number, I would love to think that it will be a good omen for the return of these gorgeous creatures.
ReplyDeleteOh, she is adorable! i hope they have lovely babies!
ReplyDeleteWe saw no squirrels on our farm for many years and we assumed they had been hunted out. Now we have many -- along with deer and turkeys. Hoping your trio will be fruitful and multiply!
ReplyDeleteVicki, Laura and Miss Vicki, thank you for your good wishes for our squirrels!
ReplyDeleteAh Victoria - I had never heard about the plague or such that wiped out the squirrels. We always seem to have plenty in our woods. Glad they are coming back around to you.
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