Come and meet baby.

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She finally arrived to discover and explore her new world.
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Always so good to watch the antics of the new little ones.

The amazing thing is that they operate almost entirely on instinct, and they also have preferences. For instance, one would eat avocado, and another one won't touch it. This little cutie eats everything, and she is lightning fast, as every now and then, the mother appears to chase her and her bigger sister away from the food, else they will eat it all and the mother would have nothing to eat.
Come and meet her.

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She would search and select an acorn from the heap that my wife puts in the garden for them. And then she would scurry off with the nut to go and bury it in someone's garden:)
Hopefully soon we will grow a new oak tree forest here, planted by the squirrels, as they often forget where they planted the nuts.

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Here below you can see that she planted a nut in our new aloe pot plant.
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Just look how small she is!
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And finally, the mom arrived to restore some order.
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Another thing that I noticed is that squirrels have a method to test fruit for its ripeness. We have two front fences that are covered by granadilla bushes, and the squirrels know how to test a granadilla before they will eat it. I don't think that can go on colors, as when a granadilla turns purple, then we judge it to be ripe. The squirrels rather wait for the sun to totally shrink a granadilla, and then they test it by biting a small hole in the skin of the granadilla. If it's not sweet, they simply drop it, and look for another one to eat.
You can see below how they enjoy a granadilla.

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So, I hope that everyone will have a great weekend and that you enjoyed my story about the squirrels in our garden.

Photos by Zac Smith-All Rights Reserved.

Camera: Canon PowershotSX70HS Bridge camera.

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How cute! Squirrels are so social and a joy to observe. Thank goodness for mom's arrival to keep the order...funny that happens across all species lol.

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Thank you, and yes, they are a joy to behold. Moms know exactly how to restore order, and you are right, as they know their children inside out. Something that us dads cannot do very well !LOLZ

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Oh dad's do a great job as well, but mom's truly lay down the law lol.

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Testing the fruit for ripeness always cute to watch how clever they are breaking the skin.

Happiness is a squirrel family returning to this home to keep you company.

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!PIZZA

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Oh, but the new little ones are very messy, and they take the big acorns that is way too much for them to eat. So, they nibble it and then drop it and we have to be careful where we walk, else we slip on the things.

At the beginning when we moved in there were no squirrels here. But I always knew that Marian, with her love to feed everything, will soon draw them. We make no attempts to tame them, but they are getting used to us, and now they can almost run me off my feet when they chase each other !LOLZ

!PIZZA and !LUV

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Wildlife appears from all over once they realize it is safe and some food on the platter. I miss seeing the mongoose running through the gardens here, change is not always for better.

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Oh yes, they do and during a cold and overcast day like today, it's a pleasure not having to go out and look for them. A pity about the mongoose and one can only wonder what happened to it.

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Mongoose will move into small green areas, sadly becoming very much smaller every day. I suppose the squirrels are to you what the Vervet monkeys are to us visiting daily.

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Sad how that animal habitats are destroyed. I remember those monkeys very well, and they are 10 times more troublesome than the squirrels. At least squirrels don't raid kitchens !LOLZ

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Monkeys tend to remain outdoors when food supply is good, humans created the problem so must live with the consequences....., who is supposed to have brains?

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Well, we both know who's to blame, and it's definitely not the monkeys.

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Wildlife never to blame, trust you have planned a quiet Easter without much travel, roads are so busy here once again!

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So true, and we will not be on the roads this Easter, except for a few local trips.

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Not worth the road rage over Easter weekend ever, beaches still a no go zone! Locals forever advising visitors not to swim, Durban Municipality will tell you otherwise.

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That's what I don't understand. Instead of really fixing things that will result in the restoration of the visitor count, they rather run the risk of quick fixes.

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I myself, when I go into the village like this, I also see them and they run away suddenly. They are also all very beautiful.

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It seems that you have a problem with everything running away from you. I told you before that slow and easy will always get them. Maybe you can also put some nuts down at a regular spot for them, as then they will get used to you. They are indeed beautiful little critters.

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!PIZZA !LOL !LUV

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Really wonderful animals, like from a fairy tale. 😍 I had the opportunity to see them in the forest and every time I am amazed by their ingenuity and agility. 😊🫶🏻

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