Clever Critters~

On By cindy knokeIn Conservation, MY PHOTOGRAPHS, REVERIES, Wild Life

Curious vole in a hole says hello,

while squirrely plots to get his fix.

Forced to ponder,

as squirrels are,

he finally leaps,

to steal his treats.

And stares me down with a squirrely frown.

Cheers to you from clever critters everywhere~

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182 thoughts on “Clever Critters~”

      1. Wickedly smart indeed.  Nimble too.  Finally gave up trying to keep them away from seeds for the birds, after many permutations of baffles and distraction feeding.  The local squirrels are fun to watch too, tho not at all sweet to each other when 2 of them want seeds at the same time.

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    1. I do feel sad for you because you may not have voles in your valley, besides the fact that “voles in the valley,” is poetic, voles themselves are poetically shy and sort of wonderful critters. When they say Hello, they say it forcefully. The first time I met one, I inadvertently watered his/her hole. I looked down, and there it was, at the toe of my rattlesnake boot, challenging me. Truth be told, I was afraid. The vole was not. It was just full of righteous indignation 😉

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      1. Timothy Price

        That’s gopher-like behavior. I’ve been challenged by gophers after I flooder their holes irrigating. I was going to expound on “voles in the valley”, but decided to leave it at that.

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  3. Greetings. Amazing pictures again. The last two images are brilliant. The last but one is typical squirrel style globally. We have squirrels with prominent stripe line from forehead till tail and they looks extremely good in eating fruits in both hands. Lovely images and thanks for posting. Have a great week end.

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  15. The squirrels here in Spain are black and smart enough to run up a tree when my dogs are around. We didn´t have voles in Alberta but we had gophers (prairie dogs) – lots of them. They look similar.

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  36. We have plenty of squirrels here, and they are happy that we feed our birds well. So the squirrels can steal the bird food. As do the deer, btw!
    Have a great weekend,
    Pit

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    1. I have seen squirrels make short work of ‘squirrel proof birdfeeders’, and deer of course will get through everything. It reminds me of child proof safety caps. The only people I know who can’t open them are adults. 😉

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  38. Very sweet! I adore squirrels.

    Sigh! You may notice my “Like is from Art Gowns.
    However, when I comment, it is from Glam.
    I am logged out of Glam and into Art Gowns.
    I logged out of Glam about 10 times. I was even locked out of Art Gowns when I tried to return.
    Weirdest WP glitch I’ve ever had!

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    1. WP does have it’s gremlins, doesn’t it. You could always contact a Happiness Engineer. The last did I did they did not ask me to take a screen shot. I was amazed!!! 😉

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      1. I’m back on Glam. I may have to contact the HEs, but I need data. They’ve been quite good about solving my issues, but they do need info.

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  40. We don’t have squirrels here in New Zealand but you grow up with them in children’s books. I remember the excitement I felt when I saw my first real squirrel in my 30s – in the Boston Common in 1986! It’s probably the most photographed squirrel in history!

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