Guest guest Posted June 30, 2005 Report Share Posted June 30, 2005 That is so cool! It's amazing how 5 minutes of watching animals can take your mind off so much and leave you refreshed. It gives you a new perspective. Much like watching children play when they do not realize you are there. Nikki , " Lynda " <lurine@s...> wrote: > There is a pair of ground squirrels that live down the road from us. They > live in this huge old oak stump. The kidlet has named them Arabella and > Sebastian. They now have two kids she's named Telemain and Antorel (from > the Enchanted Forest Chronicles). > > We watch them everytime we drive in or out of our place. It is a real kick > watching them grow. Sometimes we just have to stop the car and watch, they > are such characters! > > Lynda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 30, 2005 Report Share Posted June 30, 2005 Very true Nikki. Linda - what are ground squirrels like? Another question - do you have humming birds in your neck if the wood? BB Jo > That is so cool! > > It's amazing how 5 minutes of watching animals can take your mind > off so much and leave you refreshed. It gives you a new perspective. > Much like watching children play when they do not realize you are > there. > > Nikki > > > , " Lynda " <lurine@s...> wrote: > > There is a pair of ground squirrels that live down the road from > us. They > > live in this huge old oak stump. The kidlet has named them > Arabella and > > Sebastian. They now have two kids she's named Telemain and > Antorel (from > > the Enchanted Forest Chronicles). > > > > We watch them everytime we drive in or out of our place. It is a > real kick > > watching them grow. Sometimes we just have to stop the car and > watch, they > > are such characters! > > > > Lynda > > > > > > To send an email to - > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 30, 2005 Report Share Posted June 30, 2005 Ground squirrels (California Ground Squirrel, Spermophilus beecheyl) look like you crossed a gray squirrel with a chipmunk. Smaller than a regular squirrel, bigger than a chipmunk. Brownish and their tails aren't as bushy as regular squirrels. While they do run up and down trees, they aren't as likely to jump from tree to tree. Out in the country you are likely to see them in tree stumps or sitting on the tops of fence posts. They aren't as noisy as their cousins either. Funny you should ask about the hummingbirds. The kidlet came running in yesterday because she almost ran into one. She was jumping on her tampoline and one came zinging across the yard as she bounced up. We do have hummingbirds. Anna's, Costa's, Rufus and Calliope hummingbirds are regular residents. We also occasionally see Black chinned and Allen's. We don't have as many here as we did at our old house. Where we used to live some of them had moved in permanently and had given up migrating. We had two huge fushias (over 6' tall and wider than tall) that bloomed most of the year. One was right under my kitchen window. Creating a kind of arch over the fuschia were two lilacs. The hummers loved it there. Lynda - Jo Cwazy <heartwork Thursday, June 30, 2005 10:12 AM Re: Re: I'm annoyed > Very true Nikki. > > Linda - what are ground squirrels like? > > Another question - do you have humming birds in your neck if the wood? > > BB > Jo > > > > That is so cool! > > > > It's amazing how 5 minutes of watching animals can take your mind > > off so much and leave you refreshed. It gives you a new perspective. > > Much like watching children play when they do not realize you are > > there. > > > > Nikki > > > > > > , " Lynda " <lurine@s...> wrote: > > > There is a pair of ground squirrels that live down the road from > > us. They > > > live in this huge old oak stump. The kidlet has named them > > Arabella and > > > Sebastian. They now have two kids she's named Telemain and > > Antorel (from > > > the Enchanted Forest Chronicles). > > > > > > We watch them everytime we drive in or out of our place. It is a > > real kick > > > watching them grow. Sometimes we just have to stop the car and > > watch, they > > > are such characters! > > > > > > Lynda > > > > > > > > > > > > To send an email to - > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 1, 2005 Report Share Posted July 1, 2005 Ground squirrels sound rather sweet :-) I am jealous - of course, there are no humming birds here, and I've only ever seen them on wildlife programmes. Jo , " Lynda " <lurine@s...> wrote: > Ground squirrels (California Ground Squirrel, Spermophilus beecheyl) look > like you crossed a gray squirrel with a chipmunk. Smaller than a regular > squirrel, bigger than a chipmunk. Brownish and their tails aren't as bushy > as regular squirrels. While they do run up and down trees, they aren't as > likely to jump from tree to tree. Out in the country you are likely to see > them in tree stumps or sitting on the tops of fence posts. They aren't as > noisy as their cousins either. > > Funny you should ask about the hummingbirds. The kidlet came running in > yesterday because she almost ran into one. She was jumping on her tampoline > and one came zinging across the yard as she bounced up. We do have > hummingbirds. Anna's, Costa's, Rufus and Calliope hummingbirds are regular > residents. We also occasionally see Black chinned and Allen's. > > We don't have as many here as we did at our old house. Where we used to > live some of them had moved in permanently and had given up migrating. We > had two huge fushias (over 6' tall and wider than tall) that bloomed most of > the year. One was right under my kitchen window. Creating a kind of arch > over the fuschia were two lilacs. The hummers loved it there. > > Lynda > - > Jo Cwazy <heartwork@c...> > > Thursday, June 30, 2005 10:12 AM > Re: Re: I'm annoyed > > > > Very true Nikki. > > > > Linda - what are ground squirrels like? > > > > Another question - do you have humming birds in your neck if the wood? > > > > BB > > Jo > > > > > > > That is so cool! > > > > > > It's amazing how 5 minutes of watching animals can take your mind > > > off so much and leave you refreshed. It gives you a new perspective. > > > Much like watching children play when they do not realize you are > > > there. > > > > > > Nikki > > > > > > > > > , " Lynda " <lurine@s...> wrote: > > > > There is a pair of ground squirrels that live down the road from > > > us. They > > > > live in this huge old oak stump. The kidlet has named them > > > Arabella and > > > > Sebastian. They now have two kids she's named Telemain and > > > Antorel (from > > > > the Enchanted Forest Chronicles). > > > > > > > > We watch them everytime we drive in or out of our place. It is a > > > real kick > > > > watching them grow. Sometimes we just have to stop the car and > > > watch, they > > > > are such characters! > > > > > > > > Lynda > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > To send an email to - > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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