Squirrels March On

Where am I?









I am on this lawn again?






What kind of paparazzi are you? I am not Britney Spears! Go Away!




My baby! My home! How do I get back in?









My baby! Give me back my baby!










I got caught again? I am going to bite. Let me down!










Betty says,


"The squirrel saga continues. After the baby squirrel was returned to its mama in early April, we thought that's the end of the mama and baby squirrels. See http://ncag.blogspot.com/2008/04/i-want-my-mama.html

On April 12 when I was in Cow Palace, Albert called to say the he caught the baby again in our fireplace and placed it on the lawn. I said, fast, go out and take some pictures.

Albert got closer and closer to the baby squirrel, it got really mad and jumped on the camera!

The top three pictures were taken on April 12.

During the following week, we heard the familiar squeak in our fireplace again. Once I even saw it hanging on the wire mesh behind the glass door. It's almost like watching a squirrel aquarium in our family room.

On April 19, Albert went on top of the roof and tied a rope to a flashlight to put it down into the chimney. The mama squirrel rushed out of the chimney. Albert got the flashlight up and down, down and up, trying to see whether there were any other squirrels in the chimney. Nothing else came out. He went back down and started a fire in the fireplace to smoke out any more squirrels, if there's any. After 40 minutes, we both decided there could not be any more squirrels, so Albert made a wire cover to put on top of the chimney to prevent any more squirrels making a home there.

The next day I went to Monterey for the CRCS shows. Albert saw mama squirrel working very hard trying to get back into the chimney. Just before I arrived home, the baby squirrel was in the fireplace again!

How did the baby squirrel survive the fire and smoke, I don't know. It's in perfect shape and very feisty. He bit Albert really hard on his finger; luckily it did not go through the heavy glove. It left a red mark on Albert's finger, however.

The bottom three pictures were taken on April 20.

Now the chimney is covered with a wire cap, baby has been reunited with mama. I am hoping that this is the end of the squirrel story."