Author: dawnkinster
I'm a long time banker having worked in banks since the age of 17. I took a break when I turned 50 and went back to school. I graduated right when the economy took a turn for the worst and after a year of library work found myself unemployed. I was lucky that my previous bank employer wanted me back. So here I am again, a long time banker. Change is hard.
Change Is Hard 
May 18, 2022 at 9:04 am
A baby! I’ve never seen one this small…or hairless!
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May 18, 2022 at 9:29 am
Me either. Internet says they don’t leave the nest until almost full size and hard to distinguish from their parents. So this is odd. He’s tiny, but was running around getting a drink and looking for food like a full sized squirrel.
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May 18, 2022 at 9:24 am
Wow! What amazing photos.
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May 18, 2022 at 2:34 pm
thank you!
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May 18, 2022 at 9:39 am
Ok, this one cracked me up! Must be the mood lately, or I have a strange sense of humor. 🙂
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May 18, 2022 at 2:34 pm
We were both laughing while he (or she) was running back and forth on the deck railing, so you’re definitely not alone with your sense of humor!
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May 18, 2022 at 11:07 am
Ohhh, Baby, where are your parents?
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May 18, 2022 at 2:34 pm
I wonder too!
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May 18, 2022 at 3:36 pm
What a curious little thing. Precocious too! I’ve looked out for very young ones but have never seen one.
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May 19, 2022 at 8:53 am
I’ve never seen a baby squirrel either. He or she was tiny…thought it was a rat at first. Hope it survives!
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May 18, 2022 at 3:45 pm
I just want to put a little coat on this baby! Can you imagine how much he might be shivering when this weekend gets here with its chilly temperatures?!?
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May 19, 2022 at 8:53 am
I hope he has a nest to go to. He climbed up and down the railing and the trees like an adult.
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May 18, 2022 at 7:43 pm
He looks shaved… and skinny… and, in that one shot, like he’s checking himself for ticks!
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May 19, 2022 at 8:54 am
He was grooming, just like an adult. In fact he was running around, drinking out of the birdbath, looking for seed just like adult squirrels do. I’ve never seen one like this before, he was tiny, smaller than a red squirrel.
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May 20, 2022 at 6:51 am
Wow! Maybe he annoyed his momma too much, and she sent him outside so she could take a nap?
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May 20, 2022 at 7:13 am
A distinct possibility!
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May 21, 2022 at 9:40 pm
Oh my goodness! She is so tiny! What a treat that you were able to capture this little one! I wonder if something happened to her mama and she is having to fare for herself. I hope she returns to your deck feeders so you can watch her grow and fill out. Her tail looks like a pipe cleaner!
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May 22, 2022 at 8:23 am
We saw her 2 times. But it’s been awhile now. Hope she’s ok.
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