Spring and summer in Finland 2014

[Olga]

28th June the Mother Squirrel







pregnant?

[Olga]

29th June

Tail fur fashion in summer time

[Olga]

1st July!

The spotted female has got summer fur!

The Spotted Mom on the first June:


This is how she looked on the 13th June:



Spotted Mom on the 15th June:

She had an injury, a wound think, on her left side of the mouth, but you will see that it has recovered.

continues:

[Olga]

On the 19th June the scar could be seen very well:
the wound was covered by dry blood, the injury was not that big...but there was a time when cheek was rather swollen, and I was so afraid!!




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Today there is almost nothing to see!!



She has been visiting regularly..

The Spotted Mom for ten days ago, 22nd June:




Today, the 1st July:



She had company:

[Olga]

1st July Spotted mom has no spots anymore, and her injury has recovered.
To change the fur took about seven week.

[macdoum]

She looks lovely now....the Spotted Mum.
Good healing on her cheek.

[Lussi05]

Nice to see that Spotted (almost like silver:) Mum is fine. And she had company of a Spotted Woodpecker
Thank you for beautiful pictures and videos, I hope the summer gets warmer at Squirrel Hill

[Olga]

In this summer there seems to be here more pups than in any earlier summer.

2nd July:

..a grayish pup







..a bit reddish pup

[Olga]

2nd July

A big gray guest

[Olga]

3rd July

The smallest guest ever: Wood mouse









It took one nut in her mouth and left.

[Olga]

3rd July

One of the smallest pups:



It looks out quite different in different position.

[Olga]

4th July Siblings

[Olga]

4th July



Alone, at first:

[alice44]

it says the wood mouse is mostly nocturnal so I guess you were lucky to see it.

Even thought the mouse was much smaller, it helps to show the pups are not so very big.

[Olga]

Yes, we know that there is some Wood mice living under the path stones. This was a rare view!
I have been keeping the feeder clean, and I change the water several times a day.
Now there is a new plastic cover on the feeder floor. It's easy take off and wash!


6th July

...an adult female


... a pup and an adult 2


...an adult



Paula the Grand Mother - Is it really Paula for sure?? I can't be 100% sure.
She has to be quite old.. But she looks like her.

[Olga]

7th July

the interesting tail fashion

[Olga]

Today I noticed that one of the squirrels had a peculiar way to eat the nut. It used the paw like hand and the toes like fingers.
It looked as if it had been licking icecream!




continues:

[Olga]

..the nut on the right hand



..left hand



..right hand


..left hand

[Olga]

7th July - I havn't seen this way to eat nuts earlier.

[Olga]

Long time, no see...
8th July

A mother, seemingly.