CritterMom
08-13-2017, 07:38 PM
Now while I keep the Squirrel Cafe full and thus have many, MANY squirrels at my house, I don't attempt to tame any of them. I don't hand feed them (though I will certainly toss a treat or two) or do anything to make them friendly enough to possibly approach any of the other people in the neighborhood. I fully enjoy watching them just be squirrels out there while they stuff their faces. They know me and don't usually run from me of course, and they know my purpose on this earth is to shovel more food into their Cafe. They know that if it is empty all they have to do is catch my eye through the window when I am in the kitchen - they loooook in the Cafe, then at me, then the Cafe, and as soon as they see me start out of the kitchen they jump down to meet me at the front door.
So this afternoon I was doing what I do every Sunday afternoon - sitting on my porch swing talking on the phone to my mother, watching the squirrels heading to and from the Cafe. That was when a little girl squirrel boldly walked up and stood right in front of me, and then jumped up onto the swing with me! She flumphed herself down on the cushion no more than six inches from my thigh and pancaked there, chin on paws, as comfortable with me as P is! She stayed there until I got off the phone and a bit longer - probably at least 15 minutes! I talked to her and she would turn her head around and look at me - but only when I was speaking to HER, not my mom... Then she sat up and proceeded to thoroughly groom herself, one time losing her balance and using my leg as a prop! At no time did she try to mooch food; this was just companionship! When she was done she hopped down and went back to the Cafe. My little buddy. The last time a wild animal "chose" me like that it was my sweet little chippy Jack who hopped up on my foot while I was cleaning my garage. I hope we get to chill together again!
So this afternoon I was doing what I do every Sunday afternoon - sitting on my porch swing talking on the phone to my mother, watching the squirrels heading to and from the Cafe. That was when a little girl squirrel boldly walked up and stood right in front of me, and then jumped up onto the swing with me! She flumphed herself down on the cushion no more than six inches from my thigh and pancaked there, chin on paws, as comfortable with me as P is! She stayed there until I got off the phone and a bit longer - probably at least 15 minutes! I talked to her and she would turn her head around and look at me - but only when I was speaking to HER, not my mom... Then she sat up and proceeded to thoroughly groom herself, one time losing her balance and using my leg as a prop! At no time did she try to mooch food; this was just companionship! When she was done she hopped down and went back to the Cafe. My little buddy. The last time a wild animal "chose" me like that it was my sweet little chippy Jack who hopped up on my foot while I was cleaning my garage. I hope we get to chill together again!