Hey man, we’ve all been there.
The cord (also attached to the limb) spans the length from the tree to the roof of my house and is where the sunflower and peanut feeders hang.
This giggle-worthy scene played out beyond my less-than-pristine kitchen window last Sunday afternoon. I took the photo from inside the house, understanding that if I ventured outdoors, Mr. Lazybones would skedaddle, which he did anyway, just after I took the shot.
I often see squirrels stretch themselves out, aligning their bodies vertically along branches, but this particular gymnastic straddling is a first that I’ve witnessed. I guess this little dude likes doing things his own way.
Good for him.
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That is really funny. Squirrels do some interesting things.
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I thought he was caught on something or had something wrong with him when I first saw him. Then, I realized he was just a typical squirrel character.
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How funny. Thanks for making me laugh this morning!
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It’s good to start the day with a chuckle!
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Haha – so CUTE! Thanks for the laugh, Tina! 😀
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You’re welcome–he is cute!
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The first thing I noticed is that he’s aligned with that cord that’s attached to the limb — the one that holds the feeders. He might be contemplating a little wire-walking! He is an absolute cutie — and clearly doing his own thing.
You’ve reminded me of another funny incident with my pet squirrel. The front door was double — one glass, one wood — and he liked to lay atop the wooden door when it was open. One Sunday afternoon it was open at about a 45 degree angle and he was on top, legs hanging off both sides. Two evangelists of some sort came walking up the sidewalk, and rang the bell. When I went to the door, they both were open-mouthed, looking over my head. One finally stuttered, “Ma’am, do you know there’s a squirrel on your door?” I turned around, looked, and said, ‘Well, so there is.” They turned around without so much as a word and headed back down the sidewalk. I have no idea what they thought.
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It’s possible that Mr. Lazybones was contemplating a tight-rope walk to either the sunflower seeds or the peanuts. I was constantly chasing the squirrels away earlier in the summer from both feeders–the squirrels are adept at the walk. The sunflower feeder hangs about mid-way from the tree to the house, the peanut feeder is about 5 feet from the house.
I love that story. My take away is that your evangelists probably decided that you’re much closer to The Divine than they were. 🙂
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Or so completely crazy it would be better not to deal with me.
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haha!
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No bones in that body! Looks remarkably similar to our dog’s tug toy. Well done for catching the shot in time.
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Haha–he could be your dog’s tug toy, in the right, or rather, wrong situation. 🙂
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Good catch. Like you, I’ve seen squirrels flatted out in the same direction as a branch but never draped across one in this way. I assume the dangling limbs are meant to radiate heat.
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Thanks, Steve. You think he’s radiating heat, huh? I just thought he was being a clown. 🙂
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Love that. Just flopped over. I often see my little squirrel gal pal stretched out on our log table, like she has not a bone in her body. Which comes in handy when you need to reach the food in difficult places….
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Yes, they do know how to completely relax and flatten. Humans could do with those skills.
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I just can’t get over the flattening. And, when they are hanging from a tree or a trellis, this wonderful full body stretch/arch right out to the tips of their little squirrel fingers…
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Zen squirrels. 🙂
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Oh my gosh… he looks exactly like I felt yesterday afternoon… LOL! 🙂
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Haha–like I said, we’ve all been there!
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