Jay-Jay had had several recent posts on the local squirrel, and I am mystified by her fascination with him. Squirrels are seed-eating machines, pure and simple. They prevent more interesting animals (e.g. winter birds) from dining at the feeders, and are unfailingly rude to us. Like many human females, Jay (though avian) is fascinated by fur. Most of her admiring comments are regarding the tail--which, viewed from afar, is undeniably attractive. The contrasting white of the belly is also pretty, and (from a distance) looks clean. Besides the gray squirrels, I have also been seeing the black ones. Again, the tail (while not quite as full as the gray variety) looks very nice. I wonder if, like our feathers, the tails are shed intermittently. If so, perhaps we could obtain one and have a little fur nest for Jay-Jay--after steam cleaning.
Geoffrey
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