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"Hello little one. You're safe and sound and growing big fast. Where is your brother?"

 

It had been three weeks since.....He slowly tried to move around the area more by himself and was still wobbly. I go to this park sometimes, same spot to leave some peanuts, walnuts for the squirrels. Last time I saw him he was a newborn with his grey-coated sibling. They were all curled up with only the fur exposed laying on the grass several inches apart under a tree. At a glance I thought they were some kind of old rags. In the area on that day there were some garbage scattered around. Had the grass was clear I would have noticed them better. As I passed by I did notice the adult squirrel peeking in and out behind the tree trunk, seemed eager and anxious. I thought she was eager for some peanuts so I threw a walnut for her first. Her eyes followed the walnut rolling in the grass, looked at it and paused for a while. I wondered...they love walnuts and why didn't she come down to get it. She could be scared as I was nearby. As I took several steps toward the usual spot, she swiftly climbed down, I turned around and saw she picked up her baby and quickly ran up the tree and then swiftly came down for the second one. I stood still and watched. Once she had carried her babies safely to the nest she then returned for the walnut. A mother's love :))

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