Monday, July 21, 2008

What the H????

...is that thing sitting on my bird feeder at 9 o'clock at night??? here's what i saw when i walked outside this evening:



a closer look reveals this seemingly cute, cuddly thing is actually quite terrifying with visibly sharp claws and (presumably) rabies and sharp teeth just waiting to tear into me:



here's a different perspective, which also contains a gratuitous shot of the dog (bottom right):



i'm all for "live and let live" and what not, but take a look at the level of that seed feeder: definitely runnin' on E. i filled it only a few days ago!! behold:



busted!! that's the last free supper he's getting from me. next time, it's gonna be more like this:



btw, after about 2 minutes of internet searching, Andrea and i decided it's a flying squirrel. the "flying" part is cool, but not cool enough to counteract the "squirrel" part.

happy hunting!!

2 comments:

Will and Jennifer Farmer said...

Now Jerry - you shouldn't shoot the flying squirrels. They're really rare around here. Besides, what would Rocky say? I'm sure Bullwinkle would come get you. :o) Will & Jenn

Gerald L. Updyke said...

don't worry, Jen. that was more to rattle people's cages than anything else. it really is a neat little animal!

aren't you in labor right now??? we're thinking about you and can't wait to hear from you after the new addition arrives.