Day 122: Squirrels

Hi again,
Today I am thankful for squirrels. They can be a real pain but they are fun to watch none the less. Today our resident squirrel was at the base of the tree we have our bird feeder in and it was picking up seeds the birds dropped and it was so cute. I like to watch the squirrels when they eat pine cones because the way they move the cone and pick at it and eat from it which is so neat. They are also funny because they move so quickly that I sometimes think they look like they have had too much caffeine. lol Squirrels are also oddly smart as well and it amazes me the things that they do. A couple years ago we noticed a squrrel was grabbing mushrooms and taking them into a spruce tree and when we came up to the tree we noticed that the squirrel had laid them out on the branches. We continued watching the squirrel and as the mushrooms dried in the sun, it would collect them off the tree and go stash them somewhere. It was quite interesting to watch. Who knew that squirrels dried their food? lol Maybe it is common knowledge to some but to us it was new and interesting. I find it alot of fun to watch these little critters even though they do alot of damage to stuff sometimes and eat the bird's birdseed. Oh it is also funny to watch the squirrel get upset when you get too close to them and I have actually been hit by pine cones. lol Whether the squirrel intended to hit me or not, I am not sure but it was funny. I think the poor thing intended to scare me with it's noise it makes when it's upset but it didn't succeed. Anyways today I am thankful for squirrels. :)