Spring and Squirrels

[mnhtnbb]

In all the years (and I'm 66) I've been watching squirrels I've never seen two of them together grooming, or resting, or getting along together, or...


I happened to look out my study window and saw one squirrel on the wood pile, joined by another squirrel! What? Grabbed the camera.


Grooming




Soaking up the sun together




Enough sunbathing




Foreplay!

[Solly Mack]

1. You're missing the last frame. ;)

[mnhtnbb]

4. That's when it all turned to a blur of grey...

because there was some serious wrasslin' goin' on...and they fell off the wood pile!

[Solly Mack]

5. That does happen. Frenzy and fall.

lolol

I got a shot of eurasian collared doves peacefully having a moment. It was one of the most polite joinings I have ever seen "in the wild'.

[mnhtnbb]

6. Most of the time I see squirrels alone or chasing each other.

I looked out the window to see the one squirrel sunning itself on the wood pile.
The second squirrel poked its head up above the wood pile, as if to inquire, is it ok for me to join you?
And very slowly climbed up on the wood pile. Then there was a lot of grooming. They settled for the sunbathing.
(I was running back and forth between windows in the house trying to get good shots). Then they changed direction.
A little sniffing. Then it was time for the wrasslin'...and I couldn't get a shot. I honestly burst out laughing when they fell off the wood pile.

[Solly Mack]

7. Animals are wonderful that way! They bring joy and laughter - because they are so much like us. :)

[samnsara]

2. beautiful!

[hermetic]

3. Well,

it IS springtime, and love is in the air.

Cute!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

8. Love this wonderful series! Too bad about the blur at the end.......and the fall!