Friday, November 13, 2009

Lunchtime!

I haven't had time to write a whole post for this but I'm just going to load it. This is more of the little girl gray, my 14th little rehab baby (see last post). Not a squirmy little squirrel. Some sit right in your palm like she does. Others get so excited they can't keep the nipple in their mouths and frantically hunt around for what they just spit out. Or they kick with their big back feet, a little like babies kick when you hold them in those chest harnesses... it's cute but it can make it a little tougher to feed them. Not my baby #14. She was easy.



Oh those bright little almond shaped eyes looking right at you!

It's hard to feed a squirrel with one hand and shoot a movie with the other. I figure the subject matter is so engaging you'll forgive me.



And when they shut their eyes because they are in bliss nursing! Only the hardest of hearts would not melt into a puddle....

I just took her back to The Center yesterday and stayed to feed her and be the one to see her go into her new tank with two grays who are a little bigger than her... and make sure that they all got along. Which they did. No problems whatsoever. I stayed to give her the last feeing of the day as well, and that always makes me feel better about returning them.

Today I went back and saw someone else feeding her and she is still the same sweet little love as she is here.

6 comments:

Zom said...

It is so sweet to watch your videos.
We have a lot of animals around here, wallabies, birds of all kinds, ehidnas, iguanas - but I can't get close to any of them. I miss that kind of interaction.

ellen abbott said...

I had a young squirrel chatter at me the other day. We talked back and forth, sizing each other up until it went on to other business.

Those babies are so sweet, must be hard to give them over to others.

Teri and her Stylish Adventure Cats said...

I'm meltinggg~~~~~~

The Tusk said...

Thank you for sharing your videos. I was in the Bronx Today, High up on a hill at Fieldston High School and saw a Black Squirrel. It was nice seeing a different family, other than the grey. I started reading more about squirrels after tumbling over your blog, and I found stories about the red squirrel in the UK. I have to say I'm glad your protecting the Grey. I never knew there were families of White squirrels in several states .

I think I even read about a certain cities police force use them as there emblem, the white Squirrel, that is.

Miss Kilpy said...

Oh it must be hard saying good-bye. Such a good thing you are doing. I think you are about ready for a best of Adventures in Nature DVD. Wonderful little moments.

Delee said...

She is so sweet. I would get attached for sure.

The squirrels in my yard have been super active. I guess they are hiding nuts for winter.