There it was; bright eyed and busy tailed.
And I suddenly had a new outlook.
Somewhere along the line I had been conditioned
to view squirrels as invaders
Probably because the food was put there for the birds.
But as I put things into perspective today,
I thought; well they have to eat too.
And I really do enjoy watching them
with their tiny 'hands' at work
and bright eyes on the outlook
And really, does one squirrel eat anymore
than a whole flock of birds?
Eastern gray squirrels forage for nuts, seeds, buds, and flowers of trees. Like other tree squirrels, the eastern gray squirrel plays an important role in what’s known as seed dispersal. As winter approaches, squirrels carry their food and bury it in several locations. They hide more food than they will recover or eat. The buried seeds and nuts sprout and begin to grow in these locations the following spring.
