I think the squirrel was hungry on my bird feeding station. 
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Hungry squirrel on my bird station
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Jacob Petersheim
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I imagine your squirrels are acting like those here, hiding as much away as they can grab.
Nancy Hart
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(Likely) a squirrel buried a pecan in one of my flowerpots one time. When I pulled it out the pecan shell was still stuck to the roots.
Jacob Petersheim
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I read something today that says this is a "mast year" here in my area.
Those are years when trees produce a surplus of seeds such as acorns. I don't have nearby oaks, but the maple trees sure did drop a lot of seeds this year.
But as far as I can tell there is not a surplus of black walnuts. There are a few nearby trees and in some years I have to clean up piles of black walnuts in the hull that the squirrels relocate over to my back yard. I have yelled at a squirrel once so far this year when I saw him with a walnut in his mouth bringing it over the fence, but just the one time.
The article I read said that trees of the same species "agree upon" a mast year, theoretically communicating via roots that reach out and graft onto each other. But that sounds like superstitious animism to me.
Those are years when trees produce a surplus of seeds such as acorns. I don't have nearby oaks, but the maple trees sure did drop a lot of seeds this year.
But as far as I can tell there is not a surplus of black walnuts. There are a few nearby trees and in some years I have to clean up piles of black walnuts in the hull that the squirrels relocate over to my back yard. I have yelled at a squirrel once so far this year when I saw him with a walnut in his mouth bringing it over the fence, but just the one time.
The article I read said that trees of the same species "agree upon" a mast year, theoretically communicating via roots that reach out and graft onto each other. But that sounds like superstitious animism to me.
Jacob Petersheim
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Hmm...
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ROSEVILLE, MI — Residents at Rotary Park got an unexpected show this week when a rare black squirrel with striking white facial markings was spotted tearing around the playground, prompting the Michigan DNR to confirm it’s a genuine wildlife oddity. Locals are already calling it “pure Juggalo energy.” “I swear he dropped some nuts in a bowl of soup someone left on the picnic table,” laughed Diane Holloway, who watched the squirrel scamper by. One witness even claimed a man tried to offer the critter a tiny cup of Faygo as a growing crowd snapped photos. DNR biologist Todd Harrington explained the squirrel’s dark coat comes from melanism, a genetic mutation that produces extra pigment, but the white mask makes this one exceptionally rare. Harmless but bold, the squirrel has been spotted snatching snacks, hopping on picnic tables, and performing leaps that neighbors say look suspiciously like “stage moves.” Videos have gone viral online, with teens dubbing it “Roseville’s newest Juggalo living its best life.” Locals have nicknamed him “Shaggy the Squirrrl,” and while some are guarding their birdseed, most agree this little clown-faced mammal has officially stolen the spotlight at Rotary Park.
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I think the squirrel was hungry on my bird feeding station.
So cute, we like to watch the wildlife here. Except the racoon who thought our birdbath was a toilet. Foxy stopped it from coming into the yard.
Squirrels are very clever they can remember where they buried the food but sometimes forget that's how we get trees growing etc. 