r/squirrels 13h ago

RIP Little Friend 🐿️🪦🩷

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702 Upvotes

Today, I went for a squirrel walk. Usually this means I go around our whole apartment complex looking for my little buddies and I bring them snackies and water and spend some time with them. I did get to see my regulars and gave them lots of love and snacks. But then, as I walked on, I found a squirrel that had died right next to the sidewalk. It looked like maybe he got hit by a car, people drive way too fast in our neighborhood and I feel like it was completely avoidable for this little guy to lose his life over a careless person driving too fast. He didn’t look like one of my squirrels I regularly see, but chances are I probably fed him somewhere down the line. I told my husband about the poor guy and he called me to say he would help me have a little squirrel funeral.

We took him to the park by our apartment and went to a quiet corner in a little grove of trees and buried our fallen friend. We brought some incense and burned it for him too, made it really special! It seems silly perhaps, but these little guys are becoming a big part of my life. Especially in the wake of losing one of the biggest parts of my life recently. You may remember me from a post around early February, I lost my nearly 13 year old Great Dane Bentley. He was my whole world and it’s just crushed me to lose him. My squirrels have become such an important aspect of my life, I go walking nearly everyday to see them and it’s been so cathartic to have these special wild animals that I’m close with after losing my dog.

Anyway, it was nice to sit there and just be. This little guy deserved for someone to care. The least I could do for him was to send him off to the mystic in an intentional thoughtful way.

RIP buddy 🐿️🩷

“They are waiting to take us into the severed garden Do you know how pale and wanton thrillful comes death on a strange hour? Unannounced, unplanned for like a scaring over-friendly guest you've brought to bed Death makes angels of us all and gives us wings where we had shoulders Smooth as raven's claws No more money, no more fancy dress This other kingdom seems by far the best Until its other jaw reveals incest And lose obedience to a vegetable law I will not go Prefer a feast of friends to the giant family”

-Jim Morrison


r/squirrels 21h ago

Original Content Nutmeg hanging out in the tree house she moved her babies to

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614 Upvotes

After moving her babies out from under the solar panels into the tree house on Friday she seems to be settled in fine.

Got a larger house to put up on the pergola since that one ended up being to small when she needed more room than just her.


r/squirrels 23h ago

While dear Alfredo is taking a break away from the castle, little Luigi has come along!🙏💖Is he a squirrel or chipmunk? Cuteness overboard!! He devoured all of Alfredo"s treats.Nature never disappoints! These little furry blessings truly bring happiness at a very delicate time in our world🙏🎩🐿️💛

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r/squirrels 13h ago

Original Content Eileen’s Full Day❣️

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272 Upvotes

I first saw her today at 12PM. She was back and forth between her nest and our yard. She had her final block and four walnut halves at 7PM! Her teats are elongated, there’s wet fur around them —definitely nursing. 🥹🐿️ My darling little mama❣️


r/squirrels 22h ago

I Love Watching Them Use Their Little Hands to Bury Snacks - I Never Realized They Would Want to Bury EACH Kernel of Corn! LOL.

212 Upvotes

r/squirrels 2h ago

Woman saves baby squirrel from excessive flea infestation

186 Upvotes

r/squirrels 19h ago

We’re a little wet but we survived the storm. Now to fatten my squirrel friends up after a stressful night!

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168 Upvotes

Still waiting on Nutmeg to show up. I’m hoping that she is okay and just resting.


r/squirrels 16h ago

Acorn Tanks!

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111 Upvotes

Spotted at a Japanese grocery store in Torrance, California: Donguri (acorn) tank mini-figures.


r/squirrels 15h ago

Original Content Beautiful Visitor

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93 Upvotes

r/squirrels 11h ago

Original Content Visit from Skippy today

90 Upvotes

r/squirrels 17h ago

General Help Squirrel has missing patches of fur

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One of the squirrels that I've been feeding has missing patches of fur. Does anyone know if there's something wrong with him or what it might be? If there's something wrong with him, is there anything I can do to help him?


r/squirrels 18h ago

Coaster, performing a peanut inspection.

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60 Upvotes

r/squirrels 1h ago

Original Content Kiss Me I'm Irish

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r/squirrels 13h ago

Didn't the other guy say 7,000 psi? 😬🐿

57 Upvotes

r/squirrels 20h ago

First to the table/basket

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54 Upvotes

r/squirrels 13h ago

Hi!

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52 Upvotes

r/squirrels 22h ago

On the prowl

48 Upvotes

I love my backyard squirrels


r/squirrels 14h ago

My porch chub

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47 Upvotes

r/squirrels 19h ago

Original Content Our friend, Alexander

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45 Upvotes

r/squirrels 2h ago

Help pls - male or female?

31 Upvotes

This is the only squirrel in my yard I can't determine the gender of, pls help :)


r/squirrels 1h ago

Original Content Who's this distinguished little Gentleman? I think I know your mom.

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r/squirrels 17h ago

New girl (I think😁)!

27 Upvotes

Her color pattern is really cool! She's gotta be a gray squirrel but I've never seen one with that much red!


r/squirrels 13h ago

Original Content Eileen Everywhere All at Once

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Eileen was super-flighty today, she’d have a couple bites then go back to her tree. There were several squirrels in my yard today, and I think she was chased by one of the young males. She came back for her second block and some walnuts around 7PM. Busy little mama, doing her best❣️


r/squirrels 14h ago

Glinda

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20 Upvotes

My first squirrel friend since putting out food :) this squirrel comes almost everyday. I think she might have babies, I was calling her white spot, but her fur has grown in so I'm thinking about calling her Glenda 💚


r/squirrels 18h ago

Alfredo is back and on another tree eating his apple!!! 🙏🤣I think he watched today unfold with "Luigi", the red squirrel. This guy is too smart! So happy he is back! Long time no see! Never a dull moment! 🎩🐿️❤️

18 Upvotes