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A cheeky young squirrel seems to be making it clear that this bird box is his now. Photographer Christine Haines was confronted by the juvenile grey squirrel in a nesting box in her garden in Spokane in Washington.

She says: “My husband had constructed nest boxes in our yard to attract Northern Flicker birds. One day I heard a strange noise coming from one of the boxes. I looked up and saw a young squirrel peering out. I grabbed my camera and was able to capture a few pictures with its mouth open. I believe the young squirrel was calling for its mother.”

Probably calling for MORE NUTS!

High temperature, here in La Cieneguilla, New Mexico, was 3ºF. Wind chill hit -19ºF.

Endangered Indian Giant Squirrel

A peculiar animal known for its shyness and lightning pace, the Ratusa Indica species or the Indian giant squirrel is an attraction for the wildlife enthusiasts visiting the Bhimashankar forest..

[It] leaps from one tree to another but never descends on the ground and makes five to six nests before onset of the monsoon.

The grapes of rats rodents

Whew! It could have turned out to be something like this.

Police in Ohio said a high school was locked down for about a half hour due to the sound that resulted when a squirrel caused a transformer malfunction.

Columbus police said Brookhaven High School was locked down shortly after 8 a.m. Monday following the gunshot-like sound but the lockdown was lifted shortly after 8:30 a.m., when investigators discovered the sound was caused by the squirrel, WCMH-TV, Columbus, Ohio, reported Tuesday.

I’d hate to think what happens when some dizzy blond pops her bubble gum in class.

Lafayette, Indiana– Two Lafayette men avoided serious injuries overnight when their car rolled over after swerving to avoid a squirrel.

According to Lafayette Police Sgt. Jay Rosen, Dylan T. Prosser, 21, Lafayette, was driving his blue Chevrolet Aveo west on Greenbush Street about 3:30 a.m. approaching 18th Street when he swerved to avoid a squirrel in his path.

The car hit the right side curb, struck a tree, rolled over and landed upside down in the 18th Street intersection, Rosen said.

Uh.. what kinds of squirrels are up at 3:30 a.m. in Indiana? I’ve sent many a squirrel to bed as darkness falls, and greeted many a squirrel at dawn, but I ain’t seen a single one on my midnight walks, ever. Enquiring minds want to know more.