The antics of a squirrel couple and their teenager.

I got the three of them in some big maple trees near a pond and they were searching for their Sunday lunch.

Some people see them as pests, but squirrels have planted more trees, than mankind ever could.

We love to see the squirrels in action, and they are some of nature's planters that are of great benefit to us all. Trees are known to absorb Carbon dioxide and other toxic gasses and they release oxygen into the air.
The gardeners however don't like squirrels because they can really wreck a garden, not even to talk about what they can do to vegetable and other plantings. But we believe that squirrels also have their duty in nature and to kill them all would be a catastrophe to human health.
So, come and see this little family in action.

I think that this one is the mom, as she picks the seeds up from the ground and then pops up into the tree to eat them.

Amazing how they can use their back legs as anchors to hang upside down.

Eating the seeds must be thirsty work and she popped out of the tree.

To have a drink at the pond :)

And now let's have a look at the dad.

Yep! He is a very athletic fellow.

No guy worth his salt would pick up seeds from the ground and this guy is a berry lover.

He is also able to do the splits if it's required.

So, how cute is this?

And finally, I could only get two shots of the camera-shy teenager.

I don't know if it's he, or she, but it peeped at me below the tree,

One last inquisitive look and then it was gone.

Finally, here below is the evidence and we did not plant this.
My wife brought some of the maple seeds home for the wild squirrels that visit our garden, and now we have a maple tree growing in the garden.

I don't blame the squirrels for forgetting where they planted the seed, but I will have to ask them to do their planting a bit further away from the wall, as the roots of the tree can damage the wall. So, I will have to take it out and give it to my wife's aunt to grow, as they have a huge garden.
We have the motto to live and to let live, and all that it takes is a bit of management to sync our lives with the "invaders" of nature. They all serve a purpose in the eco-system and far be it from us to disrupt anything in nature, as without nature, mankind cannot survive.

I hope that you have enjoyed the story and the pictures.

And That's All Friends.

Photos by Zac Smith-All Rights Reserved.

Camera: Canon Powershot SX70HS Bridge camera.

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