Hi from Calgary, Alberta, Canada

[Joanne_N]

Hi everyone :wave123

I found this wonderful forum a few months ago when I was using Google to find information about mange in wild squirrels. One of the Eastern Grays in my yard was looking a little scruffy at the time, though I have come to think over time that he/she was just going through a coat change. I've been lurking and following along with some of your squirrel rescues and rehabilitations; you guys are amazing.

I have half a dozen or more Eastern Grays that hang around our yard, chiefly because I have several bird feeders, and one in particular holds a deluxe mixed-nut feed (cashews, filberts, almonds, peanuts, sunflower seeds) that the squirrels adore. I recently saw a Red Squirrel on our fence, which was really exciting, but haven't seen him since. It's unusual for them to be in residential areas here.

I plan to have a good read of the recommendations for wild squirrel nutrition that are posted here. I'd like to help out the little guys in my yard as much as I can.

Joanne

[farrelli]

:Welcome to TSB!

[Bravo]

Sakes... never thought I'd see the ol' hometown mentioned here. :D I do recall the black squirrels in Calgary, even more then the grays. More or less the same bunch over here in Vancouver.

Welcome! :thumbsup

[Joanne_N]

Thanks for the welcome. :D

Hey Bravo, yes, four of my buddies are black squirrels, the "black morph" of the Eastern Gray. Some of the others are brownish-gray morphs.

[Joanne_N]

Here's one of my buddies. Calling them buddies is a stretch though; the squirrels around here are very leery of people and hightail-it when they see us.

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj57/Everywhere_Jo/_MG_7793_ps.jpg (http://s269.photobucket.com/user/Everywhere_Jo/media/_MG_7793_ps.jpg.html)

[Joanne_N]

This guy has a dirty nose from digging in my flower pots looking for buried treats...
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj57/Everywhere_Jo/_MG_3141.jpg (http://s269.photobucket.com/user/Everywhere_Jo/media/_MG_3141.jpg.html)

I set up a heated bird bath for the birds this past winter. The squirrels loved it too.
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj57/Everywhere_Jo/_MG_0645.jpg (http://s269.photobucket.com/user/Everywhere_Jo/media/_MG_0645.jpg.html)

We had some heavy rain the other day and this little guy sought refuge on top of a bird house under the eaves of the garage. He sat there for an hour and even went to sleep at one point.
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj57/Everywhere_Jo/_MG_3477.jpg (http://s269.photobucket.com/user/Everywhere_Jo/media/_MG_3477.jpg.html)

Thanks for looking!

[Jackie in Tampa]

:Welcome :wave123
great pics of your soon to be buddies...
I love this pic... his girth and that hole....:thinking :shakehead
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj57/Everywhere_Jo/_MG_3477.jpg (http://s269.photobucket.com/user/Everywhere_Jo/media/_MG_3477.jpg.html)

:rotfl :rotfl

[island rehabber]

:Welcome LOVE all your pix. I am in the Borough of the Bronx, New York City, and we have black squirrels too. Glad you found us!

[flyer girl]

:wave123 and:Welcome to TSB..

[canada red]

Hi!:Welcome
I'm just up the QEII in Edmonton. :wave123
Strange how two nearby cities can be so different squirrel-wise. I've never seen a grey squirrel here, but I have 3 reds currently 'visiting' my backyard. :rotfl
This is a great message board!!:wahoo

[Unikorngrrl]

Hi and :Welcome to TSB!!

[toybox]

tinfoil (Head Bowed)
Good Morning to you Joanne!
I'm Toybox from so far South of you (Pensacola, Florida) we'll hear echos... Heeheehee.

I love your pictures of your little buddies. Your excellent photography goes hand in hand with your wild life. You certainly have a right to call them your "buddies." I've been feeding the ones in the yards here for years, - Still they "bark" as they jet away.

I got my name Toybox from the different squirrel feeders I build for fun. (I don't expect anyone to build the crazy ones like I do!) :rotfl
Could you build a simple box feeder? I'd be glad to give you some instruction/examples from the board. Then hang it outside the back door where your camera would be close by.

Wham-O, you'll be the most popular photographer on the Continent. Your little buddies will be lining up to pose with their acorns too fresh out of the box! :wave123

Welcome, welcome,
Dave and Jody

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