Spring and Summer 2011 in Finland
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Yes, it was a surprise that all squirrels got hiding for almost three months. And now they are back, from the 30. October.
This morning at 8:17:
I guess that this one is a female. She was there just about for one minute and then came an other squirrel, a male, a more grayish one:
8:18
This morning at 8:17:
I guess that this one is a female. She was there just about for one minute and then came an other squirrel, a male, a more grayish one:
8:18
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The same grayish squirrel as above:
at 8:20
It was just time of sun rice, all at once there was light enough to zoom the squirrel.
8:18
18:20!
at 8:20
It was just time of sun rice, all at once there was light enough to zoom the squirrel.
8:18
18:20!
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Thank you Olga this one is a beautiful squirrel. None of them seem to have bad wounds or scars (yet).
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Hi, macdoum! Yes, all these about three (or four) squirrels we have now seen during last week, look good. Somehow they are more alert than we were used to see. At the end of summer I heard some hawks calling with her sibling in several nights, there were also actually two hawks which I was sure could cause danger for squirrels. Also other pray birds have been flying by, - I don't recognize them for sure. But there are lots of moles too this year, I have even heard that we have a very good mole year here in Finland.
I still just wonder where our squirrels have been hiding. There is something different to the normal years in our nature, e g it has been for weeks more than 3 degrees warmer than normally. I have not a hint if this has something to with 'hideous' squirrels.
I still just wonder where our squirrels have been hiding. There is something different to the normal years in our nature, e g it has been for weeks more than 3 degrees warmer than normally. I have not a hint if this has something to with 'hideous' squirrels.
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Those last pictures are very cute.
Nice to have the squirrels back.
Nice to have the squirrels back.
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Welcome back, Squirrels. It felt a bit empty here, while they wre away.
Temperatures - it has been unusually warm here, too and we are supposed to have an easier winter this year. The last two winters have been unusually hard for UK.
Temperatures - it has been unusually warm here, too and we are supposed to have an easier winter this year. The last two winters have been unusually hard for UK.
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Yes, Jo. Something was missing, you are right. I was even almost mourning some times while the squirrels were away! Suddenly then they appeared. It may be a sign of the winter to come sooner than we humans are able to know.
When you have time you could open a Fall and Winter in Finland 2011-2012, or something like that.
Today in the afternoon, at 15:30
I have to say that squirrel I think I recognized. It's a young male, born here on the Sguirrel Hill in the summer 2010.
We didn't gave him name. He was not very often to see. But there in on his face some traits which remind me of that certain squirrel boy - I called him sometimes Baby face. Of course he is grownup now, but his head is still like 'rather big' and baby like..
When you have time you could open a Fall and Winter in Finland 2011-2012, or something like that.
Today in the afternoon, at 15:30
I have to say that squirrel I think I recognized. It's a young male, born here on the Sguirrel Hill in the summer 2010.
We didn't gave him name. He was not very often to see. But there in on his face some traits which remind me of that certain squirrel boy - I called him sometimes Baby face. Of course he is grownup now, but his head is still like 'rather big' and baby like..
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Hello Olga, your cute little squirrels have returned, congratulations! Thanks for the nice pics!
We are still waiting for ours to show themselves. A small heap of acorns, wal- and hazelnuts as well as beechnuts could not yet make them curious . . .
We are still waiting for ours to show themselves. A small heap of acorns, wal- and hazelnuts as well as beechnuts could not yet make them curious . . .
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Hello, Leonia! I wish that your squirrels will be back, sooner or later! perhaps it's still too warm weather.
A beautiful morning on the Squirrel hill
A beautiful morning on the Squirrel hill
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The same squirrel on pictures above was there from 9:20 - 9:45
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The second squirrel visitor for today:
A midday squirrel:
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A midday squirrel:
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The midday squirrel is so cute and the middle photograph looks a lot like your avatar.
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Also Woodpeckers visit daily, sevaral times during day. Their nesting was succeeded well last summer and we have at least four Woodpeckers more here on the hill.
WPs are very alert, well, all the birds are that kind of course. They never allow me to watch them, only by accident I manage to catch someone of them on camera.
WPs are very alert, well, all the birds are that kind of course. They never allow me to watch them, only by accident I manage to catch someone of them on camera.
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At 14:00 there visited a squirrel whom I think I know. He was there a good while, but seemed to have disturbed by small birds. Tits too, we have more than earlier years.
I have uploaded a video, three minutes long with music.. Hm, but I think I'll change the music (J.S. Bach by guitar) to a Finnish Fall song, and upload the video once more.
A serie of pictures from the video to come later on.
I have uploaded a video, three minutes long with music.. Hm, but I think I'll change the music (J.S. Bach by guitar) to a Finnish Fall song, and upload the video once more.
A serie of pictures from the video to come later on.
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continues..
..a squirrel eating and all kind of tits fly around him, continuously
- Twee, at last it went away..huh..
- Twee-twee, oh, my, that furry being has eaten all our food! Twee!
..a squirrel eating and all kind of tits fly around him, continuously
- Twee, at last it went away..huh..
- Twee-twee, oh, my, that furry being has eaten all our food! Twee!
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I see! Yes, there is something similar, now that you said I can see!alice44 wrote:The midday squirrel is so cute and the middle photograph looks a lot like your avatar.
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This is The Haunted Forest on Squirrel Hill where the squirrels live. Its a mysteroius place..Olga wrote: A beautiful morning on the Squirrel hill
Great photo Olga.
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Syyslaulu" / "Autumn Song".
Melody: Erna Tauro, lyricks: Tove Jansson
I believe that 'Moomin creator' Tove Jansson loved squirrels because there are some figures of squirrels in her art.
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