Yesterday was such an awesome day! So fun…. Henri brought the kid(s) down for a meet and greet. Honestly, I’m not sure if there were one or two babies. Briefly, it seemed like there were squirrel sightings all over our porch. In retrospect, I believe there might have been two. Teenage squirrels are not the best climbers. It’s definitely a skill that is honed with age and experience. Neither is jumping and leaping….. I would have to give them a solid ‘B’…. and that only for attempting everything their mama asked of them.
Henri chattered pretty much incessantly all morning. She scolded, coached, and cajoled them, and then would talk to me. Her body language was so very interesting. She wanted to make it very clear to ‘the kids’ that I was a friend. Henri jumps on me occasionally…. maybe once or twice a month. Yesterday, she bounded back and forth between my shoulder and the porch railing as if to say, “See, she’s harmless!”. She also spent time with the dogs, talking to them ….. venturing close to them…. and even once left the porch railing to run between their legs.
In addition to introducing the teens to me (and the dogs), Henri also made a clear effort to show them the food stations, where the water was, and how to get from the roof to the porch (there are a few ways she does this). The coaching lasted well into the afternoon…. a surprise……she usually takes a siesta during the heat of the day. I’m fairly certain she was giving them all the info so that she could shut off the free ride/milk supply. They are about the age Henri was when we began acclimating her to living outdoors. I guess we handled that right as adoptive squirrel parents!
I’m praying that these little guys/gals will decide to relocate to the trees behind our house and not choose to live on the porch with Henri. Everything I read states that squirrels generally prefer solitude vs running around as a pack (technically, a scurry)….. and I hope it’s true. I don’t want to get a reputation as the crazy squirrel lady!
The Wellness Prepper
The Wellness Prepper 
16 Aug 2017 at 10:58 am
Goodness, I feel like I was right there on your porch with you. You certainly have a gift for story tellling, Liz. Did you ever think you might come to know the mind of a mama squirrel? The fact that Henri trusts you completely and wants her ‘family’ to trust you also, is so very interesting! (By the way, I think your cover may have been blown. You may need to add ‘crazy squirrel lady’ to your bio) 😉
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16 Aug 2017 at 6:25 pm
Ha! Really, all animals are so very communicative if we only stop, watch, and listen. I think that is really why we have such peace between species around here….. we take time to allow them to communicate with us :), and to acknowledge that they do have voices (even if we can’t understand everything they say)!
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