Saturday, 11 April 2009

bushy tailed rats?

squirrel at window yb seizethedave seizethedave

i know that views on these little beasties are mixed, but i think squirrels are adorable! i love their cheeky faces and cheeky ways...and my last house we had a little fella who would sit on the doorstep and poke his head around the front door when it was open, though he never did quite have the courage to venture inside...
there are some awesome squirrel shots over on flickr which i've popped here, like the little baby squirrel below - how sweet!


baby squirrel by mosippy mosippy


cheeky squirrels from mikeworld mikeworld


cheeky squirrel from mikeworld mikeworld


these super closeups from mikeworld are awesome, and cleverly taken by tricking greedy squirrels to come up close by attaching hazelnuts to the camera. love the grotty yellow teeth, reminds me of my (now dead) little hammie 'hazel', 'cept with a much bushier tail!
some take home squirrel goodies:
white ceramic squirrel jewellery holder squirrel ring box via squirrels squirrels squirrels


squirrel + dear = amberalexander



quirrel pin badge mamaslittlebabies

and if you are so inclined to purchase your own kicking and squealing squirrel (not recommended) you can find out more info here!

6 comments:

5erg said...

Such a great collection of cute squirrels :D

GUGAW said...

haha thanks 5erg!

anonymously chic said...

oh this post is fabulous (i'm loving those top photos). one of my pets went to a vet once that had a pet squirrel and he would just climb on up and sit on your shoulder! they domesticate pretty easily apparently.

GUGAW said...

thanks! the photos are fab aren't they, would love to get a shot like that. and funnily enough, squirrel pets seems to be quite popular, what with that link i found at the end of the post!

SmitoniusAnd Sonata said...

So cool... my partner feeds the squirrels, on account of htem eating the bird food if not. But hey make us smile too!

GUGAW said...

i'd happily feed the squirrels, foxes, badgers, hedgehogs......wonder if the neighbours are as happy!

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