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Depending on which part of the country you are in, some groundhogs saw their shadow February Second forecasting six more weeks of winter while others, such as our local Buckeye Chuck, did not see his shadow thus forecasting an early spring. Temperatures rose into the 50's and 60's this week! The snow began to melt.... Continue Reading →
What does it mean when a squirrel sees its shadow? I know. Today is Groundhog Day but did you know that groundhogs (woodchucks) and squirrels are closely related? It is true! The groundhogs are the largest member of the squirrel family, Sciuridae. I should have known because they both eat everything in the garden! Squirrel... Continue Reading →
The Sciurus carolinensis, otherwise known as the gray squirrel, is THE reason why I cannot grow sunflowers! While I was enjoying my morning coffee on my back porch, I spotted the little varmint in the garden. And grabbed my camera, of course! The squirrel discovered that it could leap into my little fenced off sunflower... Continue Reading →
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