Squirrel Sightings
The Grey Squirrels are just about the only critters that have been out and about in my yards and on my street during daylight hours in the past few days. This is the beginning of the Acorn harvesting season for the squirrels here. We have a lot of Live Oaks on the street so the Grey Squirrels have been very busy at work. They scurry up and down the large tree trunks and limbs and go way out onto the thinnest of branches.
All this food collecting activity is done to secure a cache of choice Acorns for the squirrels to eat in later weeks. Of course, we do have mild Winters here in Florida. Much of this frenzied food collecting work that these squirrels do, is simply instinctive and not as necessary as is seen in cold climates where food gets scarce in Winter. I took these pictures on August 10, 2013 in my yards. Please click on the thumbnail image to see the larger photo. I hope you’ll enjoy!