Hello,
The squirrels seem to be more ready
for day light saving time that we are. They are getting up earlier and earlier
but that is governed by the sun and its arrival each day. It is great to see
them in the trees at the second floor level.
This afternoon I looked out in the
backyard to see a squirrel rolling around on the side walk and then going off
onto the grass. It was acting very oddly indeed. Leroy came to see it and declared,
“It looks like it might have fallen and broken its back or have a hurt leg.”
I went down to get a closer look from
the back porch. It tried to stand up but just collapsed and rolled some more. I
called my downstairs friend to come see. He was concerned about rabies, but
agreed it was acting more like an injury. That was confirmed when we got close enough
to see the side of its face which looked quite damaged. Speculation was that
perhaps a car had hit it.
We had a discussion about what to do. Death
would be a kindness, but how to achieve that? In the meantime he gave the
squirrel some water as well as sunflower seeds which it did eat. He then told
us that his wife had learned something we could do. He did not explain and we
did not ask, but I no longer see the squirrel. My heart just went out to this
poor injured creature.
Paula
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