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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsA squirrel hid thousands of walnuts under the hood of a man's truck. It wasn't the first time.
Yellow-husked black walnuts crowded the insides of Bill Fischers truck. The foraged fare filled every vacant corner packed tight behind the fenders, wedged between the engine parts, piled deep below the hood. The Fargo, N.D., resident had returned from a four-day work trip earlier this month and anticipated the discovery. His neighbors walnut tree had just harvested, after all, and a furry visitor probably hoarded the round treasures somewhere safe Fischers truck.
Since 2013, Fischer, 56, has dealt with the strange phenomenon every two years the trees maturation cycle and, without fail, a red squirrel selects Fischers Chevrolet Avalanche as its hideaway. Ive got other vehicles that sit very close to that tree, and its always my truck, Fischer said in an interview with The Washington Post. Ive even parked purposely out on the street as far away as I can from the walnut tree and they still go find the Avalanche and hide them in there.
But this year was different, he said. The squirrel set a record: It filled Fischers truck with 42 gallons of black walnuts. Hes learned from experience that its best to wait until there are no more walnuts left beneath the tree before he does one full cleanup. The squirrel will sit in the tree and watch me clean up the walnuts almost like: Thats mine, buddy, as hes watching me clean up his winter storage, Fischer said.
He extracted five buckets worth from the hood alone. Enough walnuts to fill another two buckets were wedged behind the fenders. Fischer said he had to remove the fenders from the truck to extract the nuts. Like in years past, Fischer offered up the walnuts free on his Facebook page. The ones that arent taken will be thrown away, he said, much to the chagrin of the squirrel.
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underpants
(182,878 posts)That is one determined squirrel
MiHale
(9,776 posts)Have territorial battles sometimes all day. They chatter and yell at each other while running around on the branches, tree looks like its possessed. My dog, my poor puppy sits under the tree waiting for them to come down. They dont.
We get nuts almost every year.
Cicada
(4,533 posts)Same kind of story