About a week or so ago, we discovered a family of baby ground squirrels living under our deck. There are 8 of them and one Momma who has been nursing them, according to my research, for about 7 to 8 weeks and they are now getting out on their own to roam the rose garden. They live under the deck just next to the bird feeder, so they have a continual supply of seeds. They are really cute to watch and seemed to be keeping to the garden, then I noticed all my little pansies and vioilas missing on my plants in pots on the deck. I really don't mind. I am afraid for them though because there are stray cats and hawks out there, but they can just scoot back under the deck if danger approaches....
I didn't know squirrel eat flowers of sorts, thought just nuts and green leaves. Good to know as we have stray squirrels in the yard all the time.
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I didn't know either, and as for the roses, they seem to just kind of comb the leaves for aphids. Yes, I am so pleased with my new camera and how lucky for me to have willing subjects. Thanks again Rita.
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