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All of the squirrels that hang out in or live in the yard are entertaining. Robbie, my little dare devil buddy is entertaining but also a bit destructive. He is so much more playful than all of the others and he makes up some crazy games. Things like get the bloom, treating the flowering maple like a teatherball game. That plant is supposed to have blooms all over it, year round and it did but now only has a few on the very top where the branches are too weak to support Robbie's weight. He has also broken several pawpaw branches that were about to bloom. Pawpaws are the host plant for the zebra swallowtail. In this image Robbie is gnawing on a palm tree bloom. Hopefully he will continue to entertain himself by making sure that bloom is cut through. I don't need anymore palm trees :) I simply leave the blooms as long as possible for the pollinators. Bees love the blooms and occasionally a butterfly will stop by one.
My favorite Robbie story is that he was gnawing on a piece of mulch and decided to bury it, in the mulch :) Silly squirrel.
Hopefully Robbie can serve as an inspiration to you and you will go make up a silly game to play and entertain yourself. Barring the destructive portion of course. If you do it would be interesting to know what you do, so please share :)
Trouble maker DSC_1271
All of the squirrels that hang out in or live in the yard are entertaining. Robbie, my little dare devil buddy is entertaining but also a bit destructive. He is so much more playful than all of the others and he makes up some crazy games. Things like get the bloom, treating the flowering maple like a teatherball game. That plant is supposed to have blooms all over it, year round and it did but now only has a few on the very top where the branches are too weak to support Robbie's weight. He has also broken several pawpaw branches that were about to bloom. Pawpaws are the host plant for the zebra swallowtail. In this image Robbie is gnawing on a palm tree bloom. Hopefully he will continue to entertain himself by making sure that bloom is cut through. I don't need anymore palm trees :) I simply leave the blooms as long as possible for the pollinators. Bees love the blooms and occasionally a butterfly will stop by one.
My favorite Robbie story is that he was gnawing on a piece of mulch and decided to bury it, in the mulch :) Silly squirrel.
Hopefully Robbie can serve as an inspiration to you and you will go make up a silly game to play and entertain yourself. Barring the destructive portion of course. If you do it would be interesting to know what you do, so please share :)