Did you know Squirrel Appreciation Day is a thing? It’s celebrated every January 21st as an opportunity to learn more about the little rodents, and even if we’re far from that date, it’s always a good time to celebrate these precious balls of fur! Squirrels are pretty awesome, and their cuteness is only matched by the fact they’re quite clever and can form cognitive maps in their heads of the places they store their food.
I’ll never forget the first time I visited London, where I was amazed by the number of cute squirrels in St. James’s Park and how well they tolerated being surrounded by so many people. As naive as I was as a child, I thought the city had a secret squirrel sanctuary! When I investigated some more, I found out squirrels can be incredibly friendly to humans. They have a reputation for curiosity and get interested in what’s going on around them.
For all these reasons and more, squirrels are easy to love. And if you’re a fan of adorable animals like us, you’ll surely appreciate this gallery of squirrel pictures! So scroll down, feast your eyes, and upvote your ultimate favorites!
#1 Have A Baby Squirrel In A Tiny Sock Sweater
I'm using my quarantine work from home time to help raise orphan baby animals for our local wildlife rescue. This is Rigby wearing a tiny sweater I made out of a toddler sock someone donated to us. I hope it makes you smile.
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#2 A Squirrel Ran Into The Store I Work At And Stole A Chocolate Bar
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#3 I’ve Spent A Couple Of Years Photographing Squirrels And Their Different Emotions
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#4 Squirrel Licking A Glass Window
#5 My Wife Just Shot This Pic Of A Sleepy Albino Squirrel
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#6 Enjoy This Squirrel With His Corn
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#7 I Followed Squirrels Daily With My Camera For 6 Years And Here Are 50 Of My Best Photos
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#8 Squirrel Fell In Love With My Stepdad
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#9 Begging For More Popcorn
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#10 The Orphaned Baby Sri Lankan Palm Squirrel So Tiny In My Palm
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#11 Rescued This Little Guy While Shooting Some Photos In A Wooded Area. My Dogs Adopted Him
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#12 A Family Of Squirrels Moved Into The Hole In My Tree
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#13 Saw A Squirrel Eating A Strawberry Off A Fork On My Way To Class
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#14 This Squirrel We've Been Feeding Has Begun Sunbathing On Our Deck Table
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#15 So Ive Been Feeding The Squirrels Lately And This Is What I Saw At My Door When I Woke Up
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#16 A Pile Of Baby Squirrels (I Am A Licensed Wildlife Rehabber)
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#17 Hoomans Said If Your Ear Is Itchy, Someone Is Thinking Of You
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#18 Rescued A Baby Squirrel! This Is Him When We First Found Him, Meet Steve
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#19 We Adopted A Badly Injured Baby Squirrel. Here's One Of The First Photos Of Him
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#20 This White Squirrel I Saw On My Walk
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#21 Squirrel Love
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#22 One Woman Started Putting Bowls Of Ice Out For The Squirrels In Her Yard. This Little Guy Was So Grateful, He Fell Asleep Cooling Off
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#23 Little Squirrel
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#24 Sadie The Squirrel Has Eaten 3 Jack O’Lanterns So Far
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#25 I’ve Been Photographing Red Squirrels For 6 Years, Here Are My 19 Photos To Show How Acrobatic They Really Are
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#26 Defiant Squirrel
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#27 Feeding Squirrels In Wildlife Rehab Is No Easy Feat!
There is a science to it - from weighing each squirrel to calculate the amount of formula needed, to doing physical exams to make sure they are developing well - it's a tall order but Casey and Kristin make it look easy!
Image credits: SWVAWildlife
#28 These Sleeping Squirrels In A Nest On The Window Ledge
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#29 My Mom Occasionally Leaves Nuts Under Our Bird Feeder. Today, He Came To The Window And Asked For More
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#30 My Friend Rehabilitated And Released A Squirrel 6 Years Ago. She Still Stops By For Snacks And Lets My Friend Put Hats On Her
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#31 This Little Guy Needed To Say Hi
He is my sister-in-laws outdoor pet and he visits her hairstylists for nuts. He is very tame and as you can see is really cute. They call him Yochen (he is a German squirrel so an 'eichhörnchen')
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#32 This Squirrel Splooted On My AC
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#33 Indian Palm Squirrel In My Indian Palm
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#34 Squirrel On Dog
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#35 I See Her Suspicious Look And A Cucumber... But Look At Her Feet On The Bowl!
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#36 And This Is When I Became A Squirrel Mom Two Years Ago
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#37 I Give The Local Squirrels Breakfast Every Morning. He Was A Latecomer. His Face Says It All
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#38 Oh Boy. I Think Winston May Have Found A Way Onto The Fridge. Came In From Work To This Face
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#39 This Is Gary. I Think 5-7 Week Old Red Squirrel. I’m Rehabbing The Little Guy. His First Time Out In The Yard. He Loved It
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#40 I Did A Newborn Photoshoot For My Little Rescue Squirrel, Cardboard. I Know I'm Insane, But It Turned Out Pretty Cute
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#41 Honey, I Think We Need To Stop Feeding The Squirrel. He's Looking Festively Plump
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#42 Alert! This Rescued Squirrel Has A Teddy Bear
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#43 This Fat Little Squirrel With His Hands On His Belly
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#44 A Nice Stretch
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#45 Cute Baby Squirrel Taking A Nap
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#46 Squirrel Just Wants Some Nuts
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#47 This Squirrel Found An Easter Egg
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#48 I’m 14 And I Made Table For Squirrel
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#49 Took This Picture Of A Squirrel When I Went Skiing Last Winter
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#50 Cute Squirrel Give You A Smile Everyday
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#51 I Photographed A Squirrel So Close That The Reflection In Its Eye Shows My Phone And My Hand With The Pine Nuts
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#52 Squirrel Squeeze
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#53 Ate Himself To Sleep
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#54 Squirrel Nest On The 4th Floor
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#55 I Filled A Tiny Tea Cup With Some Walnuts For My Squirrel Friend
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#56 This Squirrel My Friend Photographed In Colorado
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#57 We Fed Our Backyard Squirrel Once... Meet Frankie At Our Backyard Door Waiting For More Nuts
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#58 In My Home Country We Don't Have Squirrels, I'm Obsessed. Here Is One I Saw Hugging A Flower
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#59 Leg Nibbling Is Squirrel Flirting
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#60 Baby Squirrel Thought I Was Dad
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#61 A Curious Squirrel
#62 Baby Squirrel Sleeping In My Hand
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#63 A Squirrel Came Up To My Door And Wouldn't Leave
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#64 Makes Ya Smile Right
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#65 Ready For Winter
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#66 Newborn Squirrel I Rescued Today
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#67 Guess I'm A Squirrel Dad Now
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#68 This Albino Squirrel Comes To Our Door & Begs For Corn Every Day
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#69 My Pet Squirrel
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#70 Cute Squirrel At My Apartment Doing A Heckin' Pose For Me
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#71 My Dad Made This Squirrel A Pancake
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#72 A Baby Squirrel Crawled Onto My Buddy's Shoe
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#73 Welcome To The Balcony Baby Squirrel 2022
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#74 This Squirrel Using His Tail As An Umbrella In The Rain
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#75 River Has Officially Moved Into His Own Apartment! Yesterday I Watched Him Building A Drey In The Neighbor's Hackberry Tree
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#76 Piper Wishes Everyone A Nice Weekend!
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#77 What’s Mine Is His And What’s His Is His
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#78 We Have Had A Pawless And Tailless Handicapped Squirrel In Our Yard For Several Years
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#79 A Black Squirrel And An Albino Squirrel Eating Together In Harmony
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#80 So, My Dad Recently Got A New Squirrel-Proof Bird Feeder
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#81 Caught This Great Picture Of A Squirrel, Think He Fits In Here
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#82 Enjoying A Little Snack
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#83 Squirrel-Friend Was Not Ready For The Jump Up To The 90s Today
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#84 My Squirrel-Obsessed Dog Never Even Noticed
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#85 I Don’t Own Any Pets, So Here Is A Squirrel On The Roof Of My House
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#86 She Finally Opened Her Eyes
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#87 The Crittre Is At The Office Handling Business
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#88 Two Squirrel Toddlers That Came Out Of A Hollow Tree
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#89 This Little Cutie Checking Out My Pumpkins
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#90 My Little Man
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#91 California Ground Squirrel Enjoying A Carrot It Swiped From A Horse
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#92 My Pretty Girl Maggie. Who Could Resist This Look? And Look At This Beautiful Tail
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#93 Sleepy Time
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#94 Most Tables Have Legs, But Has Your Leg Ever Been A Table?
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#95 Hullo
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#96 This Squirrel That Stole My Daughters Egg On Our Easter Egg Hunt
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#97 Boomy!
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#98 Peep Through The Tiny Hole In The Incubator To See The Sleeping Baby Rock Squirrel
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#99 A Baby Showed Up On My Balcony
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#100 Enjoying A Cup Of Coffee On The Sofa - Felt Like I Was Being Watched. Turned Around And Saw This
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#101 I Befriended The Lucky, Albino Squirrel At My School Just In Time For Finals
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#102 You Go Squirrel!
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#103 He’s My Buddy
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#104 Just A Really Odd Squirrel Dude At The Park
They were fine, they kept waiting for me to go walk towards my kids in the playground to try and sneak into my backpack. He would run away and rest like this, it is very hot out though.
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#105 Dinner For One
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#106 Introducing Skillet! He's A Little Guy
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#107 This Is Charlie. Her Favorite Nut Is The Pecan. She Enjoys Early Morning Frolicks And Wrestling With Her Brothers
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#108 My Best Friend
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#109 Baby Squirrel In My Backyard
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#110 Fox Squirrel, Portland
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#111 Squirrels Finally Nested In The Box I Built Early Lockdowns. And Two Lil Babies Peeking Out All Day
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#112 Somebody Say Something About Chubby Squirrels The Other Day? Meet Chips
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#113 Hey
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#114 This Squirrel I Saw Had A Little Canister Strapped Around Its Neck
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#115 It’s Almost Like She Posed For Me After Taking The Peanut
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#116 Laurel And Hardy In Their Morning Milk Coma
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#117 I Have Covid Now So I'm Back At Home With Stinky
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#118 I Also Saw A White Squirrel
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#119 My Mom’s Fiancé Feeds The Squirrels In His Backyard. Here’s One Of His “Pets” Waiting For Its Nut
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#120 Name: Undecided. Occupation: Terrorizing Other Squirrels And Eating Peanuts
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#121 Squirrels Drinking My Boba Tea
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#122 The Squirrels Outside My Work Seem Pretty Content
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#123 Hungry Squirrel
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#124 Baby Squirrel
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#125 Squirrel Kiss
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#126 Lunch Time
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#127 Enjoying A Frozen Treat
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#128 Light Shopping
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#129 Ready, Steady, Go!
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#130 Nut Thief
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#131 Fluffy Muffin
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#132 Eastern Gray Squirrel. Stopping For A Snack. I Loved How He Was Sitting. Taken In My Neighborhood (Florida)
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#133 Every Day She Surprises And Delights Me
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#134 Sweet Stella
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#135 Black And White Squirrel That Came Up To Me On My Walk
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#136 Jerry - He Comes Every Day
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#137 Almond Joy
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#138 When They Pause To Look At Me Like This - Heart Melted
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#139 Squirrel Friend Was Curious
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#140 A Yosemite Squirrel
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#141 Friendly Work Squirrel Visiting Me On A Bench
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#142 Squirrel!
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#143 Rescued A Baby Squirrel This Weekend. Love These Little Critters
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#144 Enjoying The Sun
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#145 This Weekend’s Visitor
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#146 Double Squirrelly Fun! Lester And Lulester On The High Wires
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#147 Lester Grabbed A Peanut! Ginger Has Been Guarding Them Like Fort Knox
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#148 Golden Mantled Ground Squirrel After A Meal
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#149 Saw A Squirrel With A Strawberry Yesterday
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#150 Trying To Take My Lunch Break But A Cute Young Squirrel Is Following Me Around, Climbing On Me And Trying To Get Into My Car
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#151 Our 2 New Baby Squirrels Sharing Their Food
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#152 Adorable Squirrel Just Eating
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#153 Little Squirrel
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#154 Squirrel Just Vibing With A Cookie
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#155 A Little Ball Of Fluff
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#156 Having A Snack
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#157 Squirrel Friend
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#158 A Health Conscious Squirrel
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#159 Fern
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#160 Have A Good Start To The Week All
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#161 I Can’t Believe It’s Been One Whole Year Since Annabel Passed Away She Was The First Squirrel I Really Got To Know
I miss her so much. Two of her babies also died that day but the other three were rescued, the rehabbers that looked after them did such a wonderful job and I thank them a lot. Here are some photos of Annabel and I love recognising Annabel in the squirrels in the churchyard and seeing her character live on.
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#162 My Girl Rocket Enjoying Playing In The Grass
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#163 Another Contribution To The Sploot Zeitgeist
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#164 Back Door Lil Joe, Our Latest Edition To The Squirrel Crew In The Back Yard
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#165 Cute Squirrel
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#166 Just A Sleepy Squirrel
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#167 Whenever It Rains She Has A Bad (Cute) Tail Day And A Super Smiley Face
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#168 Mr. Squirrel Comes Here For Peanuts
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#169 Red Squirrel Spotted In Quechee, Vermont
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#170 Stand Up If On Weekend Countdown?!
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#171 Frosty The Squirrel Man
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#172 Little Friend
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#173 So Cute
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#174 “Are You Talkin’ Ta Me?!”
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#175 My Little Squirrel Friend When Her Fur Is More Fluffy
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#176 Wow You Grew All These Sunflowers For Me?
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#177 Squirrel On A Sunday
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#178 If You Don‘T Look Too Closely, It Looks Like The Kid Can Float
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