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smirkymonkey

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25. City squirrels can be very bold when it comes to food.

Reply to FLPanhandle (Original post)

Mon Jan 11, 2016, 09:14 PM

Jan 2016

I remember sitting in Washington Square park one day eating one of those Kind nut bars. A squirrel leapt at me and grabbed the bar right out of my hand with its teeth! They have no fear of people. I still think they are cute though.

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Squirrels Are Getting Seriously Tubby From The Warm Winter Weather [View all] FLPanhandle Jan 2016 OP

I know the squirrels around here stage left Jan 2016 #1

Everyone should follow the link at the top of the OP. The pictures of fat squirrels on tblue37 Jan 2016 #15

Teensy Fit-bits! n/t LiberalEsto Jan 2016 #2

Not as Big in NYC TheOther95Percent Jan 2016 #3

We have tons of squirrels in my area and I have noticed that they have been quite chubby! smirkymonkey Jan 2016 #4

Us too. I love squirrels. I think they are adorable too. Arugula Latte Jan 2016 #8

I know! If I didn't think they would bite me I would go up and smirkymonkey Jan 2016 #9

Agree. I started feeding them to give my indoor kitties free "TV" and Arugula Latte Jan 2016 #10

Huh. One leapt for a tree trunk as I walked up yesterday Hortensis Jan 2016 #5

The Missouri Department of Conservation to the rescue. aikoaiko Jan 2016 #6

We used to eat them when I was a kid Blue_In_AK Jan 2016 #13

FFS, I new some hunter would post this. Nt Logical Jan 2016 #29

Channeling Donald Trump: Our squirrels are HUUUUUUUUUUGE this year. Arugula Latte Jan 2016 #7

Adorably funny! Odin2005 Jan 2016 #11

The one good thing about Anchorage's warmer than usual winter, Blue_In_AK Jan 2016 #12

Oh they're cute alright, until... trof Jan 2016 #14

Squirrels are basically rats with fluffy tails and good PR. nt Hekate Jan 2016 #18

Yep. I used to think they were cute. No longer. trof Jan 2016 #19

My father in law would shoot them and feed the squirrels to a family of foxes he had on the property Hassin Bin Sober Jan 2016 #32

Yeh, well OUR squirrels are getting Bigmack Jan 2016 #16

The only squirrels I've seen around here are looking kinda skinny. The drought probably... Hekate Jan 2016 #17

I love a good squirrel stew NickB79 Jan 2016 #20

ROUS...? ROUS....? Rodents Of Unusual Size..? Bigmack Jan 2016 #21

Cutie Liberal_in_LA Jan 2016 #22

I'll be skewered for saying it awoke_in_2003 Jan 2016 #23

Friend of mine hand feeds his squirrels cookies. They're all fat! B Calm Jan 2016 #24

City squirrels can be very bold when it comes to food. smirkymonkey Jan 2016 #25

I thought the ones on my bird feeders were looking kind of tubby. The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2016 #26

Yeah, me too! I looked at a squirrel in the yard today and said Nay Jan 2016 #33

What a difference a year makes. JonathanRackham Jan 2016 #27

We have a number of... 3catwoman3 Jan 2016 #28

This message was self-deleted by its author Arugula Latte Jan 2016 #30

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