Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Young 'un



The little guy was shy and scared as he explored on the steps of our garage.
Here he, or she, hunkers down and tries to be inconspicuous.
The squirrel stuck around a while and explored. I don't know if the raspberry got eaten or not.

14 comments:

Reb said...

So cute!

Leah J. Utas said...

Yes it was, Reb. I couldn't resist getting the camera.

messymimi said...

Darling!

It's a squirrel, it ate the raspberry. An experiment with squirrels to see what their favorite food might be showed that they love most -- the food closest to them at that moment. Really.

Laurita said...

Oh so cute. I've never seen one so small.

Hilary said...

It's adorable. I'm glad you snapped a shot.

Frank and I spent a week enjoying a baby red squirrel up at the cottage, earlier this month. It was one of his sister's rehab projects. She was sweet and cuddly with us.. bossy with Benny. The squirrel.. not Frank's sister. ;) I'll have photos eventually.

Leah J. Utas said...

Messymimi, I'm sure it did. It, or a littermate came by later and had more raspberries.

Laurita, it was just getting about in the world and was very scared.

Hilary, thanks. I probably could have picked this one up. It's the wrong thing to do and I know better, but I probably could have even so.

Tabor said...

I always shy away from animals that are cautious and do not try to run away as I get concerned they are sick...glad this one was not.

Leah J. Utas said...

Tabor, I was worried it was sick, but I think it was just scared.
I avoid sick animals, too. They don't know where I've been.

the Bag Lady said...

What a cute little thing! I'm sure it finally got brave enough to eat the raspberry.

Leah J. Utas said...

I think so, Bag Lady.

Dawn said...

I have to say he's pretty cute. Although...the older ones like to eat through my containers on camping trips;)

Leah J. Utas said...

Dawn, squirrels can wreak some havoc. It's a good thing they're cute.

Barbara Martin said...

The little thing ought to be scampering away as fast as its legs can go. Or there won't be a next time for a cute shot.

Leah J. Utas said...

True, Barbara.