He's a cheeky Rat Bastard isn't he?

[alrescate]

This winter we have been getting an occasional Rat Bastard (a.k.a. squirrel) coming up to our deck to the dish we put out for the birds. There seems to be at least two distinct red squirrels and at first they were very skittish. Our dog Jackson would see one on the deck and very quietly go to the dog door and then burst out and run to the side of the fenced yard and bark. As soon as the squirrel heard the dog door flap he was back into the tree, down and high-tailing it to the woods. Now they don't really worry too much about the dogs. They have figured out the dogs can't get to them unless they go out the deck door.

Well now the little stinkers aren't even scared of me! Since there only seem to be two or three squirrels coming to the feeder I have been letting them eat until I decide they have had quite enough and are keeping the birds away. (I've been very lenient with a small fella that looks like a baby.) I used to be able to just go to the window and they would take off. Now I have to open the door and walk out on the deck before they scoot. I can get pretty close before the little bugger runs off.

Comments

[buffra.livejournal.com]

Don't tell fsr I said this, but....

CUTE!!!

:)

[alrescate.livejournal.com]

I know, the red squirrel is kinda cute. Of course fsr did warn us that they would take over given the chance...and I'm beginning to think they have!

[zz-neena.livejournal.com]

I have just the icon for this moment . . .!!!

[alrescate.livejournal.com]

I love it! It's perfect.

[motherpockets.livejournal.com]

This makes me smile. Both the squirrel (I happen to like squirrels) and the woods behind it. Very pretty.

[alrescate.livejournal.com]

I'm pretty fond of my small patch of woods. I'm looking forward to the Dogwoods blooming...

[texaswren.livejournal.com]

Cute. When we were at the farm, Katie dog would get under the edge of the house and watch the squirrels. If we walked into the kitchen (just over her hiding place) and stomped on the floor, she bolted out and after them. She wasn't very succesful, but we did have on squirrel that we had to name Bob because he didn't get his tail out of the way quick enough.

On a sadder note, a poor little squirrel got run over in front of the house yesterday. My insensitive husband keeps referring to him as Stanley, as in Flat Stanley. But, he did go out and scrape him up and give him a proper send off.

[jugglingpfoole.livejournal.com]

give him a proper send off

Flinging him like a Frisbee?

*Ducking. Fast.

[alrescate.livejournal.com]

I feel sorry for my poor guys. There is no way they could even come close to catching the squirrels....the squirrels know which part of the yard belongs to the dogs.

I adore that reading dog icon!

Oh, and would you like some popcorn to throw at that jugglingpfoole?

[fsr44.livejournal.com]

I did try to warn you.

[alrescate.livejournal.com]

I know, I know. If I had only listened to you....now I'm in fear these fuzzy little Rat Bastards will try to take over the house. Thank goodness I don't have a garden for them to wreck.