Every so often I write about my squirrels I feed everyday. For so long every thing was harmonious and all my lovelies would surround me and peacefully eat to their hearts content. Sometimes there would be as many as 7 squirrels at once with a few switching out. I believe there were as many as 9 but some of them look so much alike I can't tell them apart.
I go out about the same time and my little buddies come to me on sight or they at least know my chirp and come when I call them.
Then mating season hit. I didn't know what the problem was. I just knew the squirrels were acting particularly squirrely. I looked on the internet and sure enough - it was mating season. I thought that after breeding season was over (they had a particular branch they were fond of for fornication) that things would return to normal.
I was wrong.
The bullies from next door routinely ruin our fun and I have now taken steps to put a stop to it. I was scattering the feed as much as possible but that didn't work. The aggressors just expanded their territory. The ones who suffered the most were the pregnant and the mothers - just as in real life. The men were hogging everything with no concern for their mates or projeny.
Then I realized my favorite mommy squirrels were the ones who weren't scared to come right next to me. The males keep their distance. Now I just drop the food right next to my feet and the mamas can eat to their hearts content. I also drop a little at the foot of their trees so they don't have to worry about sneak attacks when they navigate their way through the branches to me.
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