Wildlife Around Your Home (post pics if you've got 'em!)

lastexitlondon

mickeyrat

I'm afraid poor Norman the squirrel may have gotten too cocky... He/she lives in our backyard tree but goes all over. I have 2 dogs, cockapoo and a morkie. neighbors have 3 vicious chihuahuas, the other side has a rottiepit and German Shepard.

Norman must stash shit under our deck cuz he often gets caught coming up out of there. The blood on his face looks relatively fresh but hes injured more than that I'm afraid. face looks swollen and I dont think he can see from his right eye. left side looks puffy too. hes wobbly on his feet and has a hard time balancing on a branch.

I'd like to do something for him, but beyond putting out water, am not sure what....

mickeyrat

this appesrs like his skull is crushed in..

goldrush

I love kookaburras but these noisy buggers woke me up this morning!

Fifthelement

mickeyrat said:

this appesrs like his skull is crushed in..

Poor Norman :(

mickeyrat

Fifthelement said:

mickeyrat said:

this appesrs like his skull is crushed in..

Poor Norman :(

so when I woke up in the evening he had moved off that branch. So I hope he is in his nest. I put out some water yesterday and today I put out some trail mix the wife isnt eating. he liked the nuts and dried fruit the other time so , I figure I'll have some sense he is going to make it.

Sure hope so, couldnt stop thinking about him.

brianlux

mickeyrat said:

Fifthelement said:

mickeyrat said:

this appesrs like his skull is crushed in..

Poor Norman :(

so when I woke up in the evening he had moved off that branch. So I hope he is in his nest. I put out some water yesterday and today I put out some trail mix the wife isnt eating. he liked the nuts and dried fruit the other time so , I figure I'll have some sense he is going to make it.

Sure hope so, couldnt stop thinking about him.

Hang in there, Norman!

Fifthelement

brianlux said:

mickeyrat said:

Fifthelement said:

mickeyrat said:

this appesrs like his skull is crushed in..

Poor Norman :(

so when I woke up in the evening he had moved off that branch. So I hope he is in his nest. I put out some water yesterday and today I put out some trail mix the wife isnt eating. he liked the nuts and dried fruit the other time so , I figure I'll have some sense he is going to make it.

Sure hope so, couldnt stop thinking about him.

Hang in there, Norman!

We’re all rooting for Norman!

mickeyrat

somebody at most of the nuts from one pile....

Fifthelement

mickeyrat said:

somebody at most of the nuts from one pile....

Fingers crossed that it was Norman refortifying himself.

Fifthelement

goldrush said:

I love kookaburras but these noisy buggers woke me up this morning!

They look adorable.

GlowGirl

mickeyrat said:

somebody at most of the nuts from one pile....

Any Norman updates? I hope that it was him that ate the nuts. 

Gern Blansten

GlowGirl said:

lastexitlondon said:

THE  most beautiful  cat ive ever seen

Gorgeous. I wonder if that is a Bengal cat. They are beautiful.

Yes that is a bengal...I've got one of those myself 

Gern Blansten

GlowGirl

Gern Blansten said:

Stunning!!

mickeyrat

GlowGirl said:

mickeyrat said:

somebody at most of the nuts from one pile....

Any Norman updates? I hope that it was him that ate the nuts. 

am not home from work yet. will put more out and I think on sunday the ladder cpmes out to check his nest if I dont see him before then.

mickeyrat

at the base of the tree is some nesting material that I dont recall being there yesterday.  like some has been removed to tidy up maybe?

no visual on him yet. but one snack pack is all gone. I put more out.

mickeyrat

mickeyrat said:

at the base of the tree is some nesting material that I dont recall being there yesterday.  like some has been removed to tidy up maybe?

no visual on him yet. but one snack pack is all gone. I put more out.

and I saw a different squirrel munching on the trail mix.

mickeyrat

umm, am reluctant to mess with the nest. if hes ok, he may abandon that nest.  did a little research on nesting habits, construction etc...

the squrrel I have seen is too quick to get a good look at. Norman now has an identifier besides his bulbous nose. a hole in his left ear.

wouldnt think another squirrel would occupy a tree with a dead squirrel in it, would you?

Fifthelement

Yeah, sounds like Norman’s either picked up sticks and moved to a safer neighbourhood, or he’s gone to the great squirrelly beyond to have his fill of nuts and safe foraging areas.  Whichever it is, I hope he’s happy 😊 Thanks for keeping us updated and invested in Norman’s journey.