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reh321 · 12-06-2019, 02:37 PM

More likely, she hopes you are a soft touch. My wife is retired now, but most of the time she worked at her last college, "first year" students were greeted by "Do Not Feed the Squirrels" signs after a squirrel climbed the leg of a workman thinking that he must have food somewhere.

Urs · 12-06-2019, 02:53 PM

Cool shot they are still shy in the area we live!

sasastro · 12-06-2019, 03:56 PM

Originally posted by reh321

More likely, she hopes you are a soft touch. My wife is retired now, but most of the time she worked at her last college, "first year" students were greeted by "Do Not Feed the Squirrels" signs after a squirrel climbed the leg of a workman thinking that he must have food somewhere.

I would ignore said sign

---------- Post added 6th Dec 2019 at 15:57 ----------

Originally posted by Urs

Cool shot they are still shy in the area we live!

They are very people friendly in the Abbey Gardens, they will eat out of your hand

**PJ1** · 12-06-2019, 05:34 PM

Very cute but it is not usually a good thing to habituate wild animals to being fed. Once they start thieving the problems begin.

photolady95 · 12-07-2019, 07:33 AM

I used to feed the squirrels here more than I do now. Problem arose when I got sick and couldn't get out of bed to feed them, they started to come in my house looking for me. They climbed in through a hold in the kitchen window screen and ate my nephew's bread. They also came in my bedroom window that was open. That's when I decided they need to relearn how to hunt for food themselves and I stopped feeding them every day. I still throw peanuts and sunflower seeds out for them but it's not every day and it's not a lot. I stopped feeding them peanut butter.

This photo would be welcome in our thread started by a long time member, Rupert, who passed away not long ago, the thread is still alive and going strong.

Got Squirrel Shots? (In memorial of Rupert) - PentaxForums.com

sasastro · 12-07-2019, 12:44 PM

Originally posted by PJ1

Very cute but it is not usually a good thing to habituate wild animals to being fed. Once they start thieving the problems begin.

Originally posted by photolady95

I used to feed the squirrels here more than I do now. Problem arose when I got sick and couldn't get out of bed to feed them, they started to come in my house looking for me. They climbed in through a hold in the kitchen window screen and ate my nephew's bread. They also came in my bedroom window that was open. That's when I decided they need to relearn how to hunt for food themselves and I stopped feeding them every day. I still throw peanuts and sunflower seeds out for them but it's not every day and it's not a lot. I stopped feeding them peanut butter.

This photo would be welcome in our thread started by a long time member, Rupert, who passed away not long ago, the thread is still alive and going strong.

Got Squirrel Shots? (In memorial of Rupert) - PentaxForums.com

The squirrels know how to fend for themselves, they tend to get a fed a lot in summer when there are tourists around, not so much in winter. Meanwhile I'll share the photo in Rupert's thread. I have quite a few squirrel shots, just need time to sort them

jmacias · 12-07-2019, 01:46 PM - **1 Like**

Cool shot! That squirrel is not shy at all.

Bertrand3000 · 12-07-2019, 02:52 PM

So cute! Thanks for sharing.

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12-06-2019, 02:37 PM	#2
reh321 Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: South Bend, IN, USA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 23,185	More likely, she hopes you are a soft touch. My wife is retired now, but most of the time she worked at her last college, "first year" students were greeted by "Do Not Feed the Squirrels" signs after a squirrel climbed the leg of a workman thinking that he must have food somewhere.

12-06-2019, 02:53 PM	#3
Urs Pentaxian Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Panama Posts: 804	Cool shot they are still shy in the area we live!

12-06-2019, 03:56 PM	#4
sasastro Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2019 Location: Suffolk, UK Photos: Albums Posts: 849 Original Poster	Originally posted by reh321 More likely, she hopes you are a soft touch. My wife is retired now, but most of the time she worked at her last college, "first year" students were greeted by "Do Not Feed the Squirrels" signs after a squirrel climbed the leg of a workman thinking that he must have food somewhere. I would ignore said sign ---------- Post added 6th Dec 2019 at 15:57 ---------- Originally posted by Urs Cool shot they are still shy in the area we live! They are very people friendly in the Abbey Gardens, they will eat out of your hand

12-06-2019, 05:34 PM	#5
PJ1 Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Toowoomba, Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 5,486	Very cute but it is not usually a good thing to habituate wild animals to being fed. Once they start thieving the problems begin.

12-07-2019, 07:33 AM	#6
photolady95 Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: May 2009 Location: Cruising the forum watching his back Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 12,712	I used to feed the squirrels here more than I do now. Problem arose when I got sick and couldn't get out of bed to feed them, they started to come in my house looking for me. They climbed in through a hold in the kitchen window screen and ate my nephew's bread. They also came in my bedroom window that was open. That's when I decided they need to relearn how to hunt for food themselves and I stopped feeding them every day. I still throw peanuts and sunflower seeds out for them but it's not every day and it's not a lot. I stopped feeding them peanut butter. This photo would be welcome in our thread started by a long time member, Rupert, who passed away not long ago, the thread is still alive and going strong. Got Squirrel Shots? (In memorial of Rupert) - PentaxForums.com

12-07-2019, 12:44 PM	#7
sasastro Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2019 Location: Suffolk, UK Photos: Albums Posts: 849 Original Poster	Originally posted by PJ1 Very cute but it is not usually a good thing to habituate wild animals to being fed. Once they start thieving the problems begin. Originally posted by photolady95 I used to feed the squirrels here more than I do now. Problem arose when I got sick and couldn't get out of bed to feed them, they started to come in my house looking for me. They climbed in through a hold in the kitchen window screen and ate my nephew's bread. They also came in my bedroom window that was open. That's when I decided they need to relearn how to hunt for food themselves and I stopped feeding them every day. I still throw peanuts and sunflower seeds out for them but it's not every day and it's not a lot. I stopped feeding them peanut butter. This photo would be welcome in our thread started by a long time member, Rupert, who passed away not long ago, the thread is still alive and going strong. Got Squirrel Shots? (In memorial of Rupert) - PentaxForums.com The squirrels know how to fend for themselves, they tend to get a fed a lot in summer when there are tourists around, not so much in winter. Meanwhile I'll share the photo in Rupert's thread. I have quite a few squirrel shots, just need time to sort them

12-07-2019, 01:46 PM - 1 Like	#8
jmacias Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2018 Posts: 490	Cool shot! That squirrel is not shy at all.

12-07-2019, 02:52 PM	#9
Bertrand3000 Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2019 Posts: 2,009	So cute! Thanks for sharing.

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