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Dennis Donovan

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2. That's awesome!

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Reply #1)

Sat May 24, 2025, 07:58 AM

May 24

The lil' squirrels are beyond adorable! 🐿️

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FAIR WARNING: It's ground squirrel kiddo season and excessive cuteness levels may occur or be occurring [View all] Dennis Donovan May 24 OP

I just put walnuts and peanuts for the squirrels and chipmunks around here... Rhiannon12866 May 24 #1

That's awesome! Dennis Donovan May 24 #2

The only thing is that they've come to expect it and I have to order them since they're no longer available in the store Rhiannon12866 May 24 #3

I can get walnuts shelled halves and pieces in the grocery store baking section. Fla Dem May 24 #4

At my grocery store they have small pieces for baking, but they prefer the whole walnuts Rhiannon12866 May 24 #5

When you say "the whole walnut" are they still in the shell? Fla Dem May 24 #9

Yes, that's what they look for now. Rhiannon12866 May 27 #12

Yes, my squirrels love the walnuts too. But...... Fla Dem May 28 #14

LOL! The squirrels here are like that, too Rhiannon12866 May 29 #16

LOL, well luckily I have a screen enclosure so The can't get to the back slider. But Fla Dem May 29 #17

My squirrels LOVE peanuts, and so do the bluejays William Seger May 24 #6

I used to feed my squirrels peanuts but Nittersing May 24 #11

I also put out peanuts, the chipmunks go for those, and the squirrels like the peanuts, but go for the walnuts first Rhiannon12866 May 28 #13

Squirrels have no inertia William Seger May 24 #7

They resemble round-tailed ground squirrels, which are prevalent in the southwest. 58Sunliner May 24 #8

The black-tailed prairie dog pups are up now here in eastern Colorado. generalbetrayus May 24 #10

They are cute, but, unfortunately, oftentimes they wander off onto roads and become roadkill. red dog 1 May 28 #15

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