Squirrel call

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I keep one on top of the refrigerator.

Every once in a while when I see it, and the kid isn't in the room, I let out a call. She'll come tearing in, demanding to know what the noise was, and how to make it. I claim I didn't hear a noise and continue wiping the counter, pouring a glass of milk, etc. She thinks I make the noise with my hands.

Thinking back, I think this has been going on for around 2 years.

It's way more entertaining in my house than it ever was in the woods.
 
I keep one on top of the refrigerator.

Every once in a while when I see it, and the kid isn't in the room, I let out a call. She'll come tearing in, demanding to know what the noise was, and how to make it. I claim I didn't hear a noise and continue wiping the counter, pouring a glass of milk, etc. She thinks I make the noise with my hands.

Thinking back, I think this has been going on for around 2 years.

It's way more entertaining in my house than it ever was in the woods

Thanks for reminding me of one of my Mothers sayings
" Small things amuse small minds"
But Funny :cool:
 
I talk to the red squirrels with quarters. I've figured out how to imitate their sounds when eating and they usually come to see what I have.
 
Thanks for reminding me of one of my Mothers sayings
" Small things amuse small minds"
But Funny :cool:


I'm very easily amused!
 
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I talk to the red squirrels with quarters. I've figured out how to imitate their sounds when eating and they usually come to see what I have.


I used to do a really good alarm call for reds with the above call.

I'll have to listen to them eating and try your quarter trick. How do you do it?
 
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I used to do a really good alarm call for reds with the above call.

I'll have to listen to them eating and try your quarter trick. How do you do it?
I rasp the edges in my cupped hands and sometimes banging them perpendicular. My wife found a video of a guy that could do alarm calls too. There are a ton around my house, so plenty to practice on. I wish there were grays here, reds aren't big enough to eat!
 
I've cleaned reds. There isn't much there, but as you said, there are a lot of them out there.
 
Wish someone around here ate them. They are not native, but moved into our area about 5-6 yrs ago. They displace our smaller native Douglas Squirrel pretty quickly.
 
I hear them fighting all the time. Stealing each other's cones I assume.
 
Wish someone around here ate them. They are not native, but moved into our area about 5-6 yrs ago. They displace our smaller native Douglas Squirrel pretty quickly.
The older Italians eat them, any in your area?
 
My wife... :) and she is not about to eat squirrel.
 
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