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Squirrely squirrelsPosted Tuesday, April 14, 2009, at 3:49 PM
A few times this week I've noticed squirrels burying last year's hickory nuts, hulls and all, in our backyard.
Perhaps I've never noticed this before, but do squirels usually bury nuts in April? I've noticed this taking place many times in late summer, fall and early winter. Comments Showing most recent comments first [Show in chronological order instead] |
Bo Melson is a retired sports and police beat editor of the Times-Gazette.
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critters, go figure. They sure make me smile though!
LOL, yes that's true quantumcat.
I don't worry much if the squirrels bury nuts,bulbs,bird food,dog kibble,fruit and the like.
But,if they start caching away cans of water,seeds and freeze-dried munchies next to their first aid gear,ordnance,MRE's and everything from the back pages of Lehman's catalog and Mother Earth News...
(THEN I'll worry).
Iffy weather,past shortages or current surpluses may prompt the squirrels to stow things away.
Or,they may just feel industrious or forget what they have.
(Ever buy paper products or other staples when you have a good supply at home-not because of a sale or as a precaution but because what you had stored became "out-of-sight,out of mind" ?)
Some of the buried treasure will decay,be part of another critter's forage or (like the migrating bulbs) wind up giving us "volunteers" in unexpected places.
The squirrels may be marauders when they raid our gardens and bird feeders but they do provide a constant supply of suprises and amusement.
Squirrels bury excess food any chance they get. It may be indicative of a lack of natural resources during the next harvest time. (former wildlife rehabilitator).
I used to enjoy squirrel stew, then I grew out of it, but with economy ALL the squirrels, rabbits, turkey and deer better behave.
My wife has been asking why we are not growing tulips. When we walk Bell Buckle, she keeps seeing some real nice beds. Guess that is not your house bellbuckltn.
Anyway, I may watch the clearance isle and try again. Ours just slowly went away. I guess I could have babied them more, but I kind of go for survival of the fittest.
Sorry we slipped off target Bo.
We have a system in place that redirects the squirrels from potentially eating holes in the attic to our cook-pot....seriously. Before you freak out and pass judgment, I would tell you that squirrel dumplings are actually pretty darn good.
Same here I have two left and I planed two dozen about three years ago.
my dratted squirrels dug up my tulips and ate them i guess. I only have one left and it has not bloomed for 2 years.
Everyone has the gardening bug at this time of year.
I am guessing there must have been an abundance this past season and they are putting the extra away in case of a bad year or to eat until the new arrives?
The squirrels have also been busy in my yard during the past few weeks carrying and burying nuts when our two little yorkies will leave them alone for a little while. They have also been known to transplant tulip bulbs all over the yard. We now have tulips in some of the strangest places far from where we planted them.