How I tell my squirrels apart
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Update: It's been 5 months since I posted this video and now I have approx. 30 named squirrels, and unfortunately we lost BB in a hawk attack approx. 4 months ago.
rip sweet BB 😢 may you reincarnate quickly to BB2 and find your way back to this window ❤
I’ve been watching your channel since last fall (fan of squirrels). My favs are smoothie, and BB for his strength. Sad to hear that he passed…
Hopefully smoothie stays strong despite her bad eye
Oh no, I'm sad that BB is gone.
rip BB
Sorry to hear! Unfortunately birds of prey look like all animals look for the weakest in the bunch, and it looked like BB wasn’t flourishing.
All of mine are named Twinkie...lol Im retired and just moved north of Seattle in the beautiful woods. I feed them every morning and see i need to step it up as far as food..I thank you so much for coming across my feed! I need to not just give them peanuts in a shell...my son says he's waiting to see "Twinkie" practically roll up to my backdoor like a heavy Pokémon! Lol..I am really enjoying them! I have the rest of my life to enjoy them. Thank you so much for send me to this video hon💙🌎
I see close up they are very different. They are beautiful ❤
Bram's head movements!!!
It's fun to earn their trust and see their personalities come out over time. Sometimes they pee when they see me, what is that about? No barking, just "oh hey, it's matt! *peeeeee*"
Lol 😂 My squirrels pee on the window all the time too, but I think is to mark it as their territory and to help them come back by following the smell.
The squirrels I feed do that often too. Not when they see me but if they come by and there's no food put out I'll see a couple little puddles 😂
In a world of sad and breaking news that put us down every time we see, your posts are an oasis. Thank you so very much
I'm very glad 😊❤️
There's also the intuitive recognition phenomenon based on each unique energy signature each personality has. But it's deeper and very hard to put words on. But works amazingly well. 🤗
That sounds interesting, thanks for sharing this ❤️
IMO, we miss the little nuances you see in person. Your ability to tell them all apart just shows your love and commitment to them. Thanks for sharing. ❤ 🥰 🤗 💞
Thank you very much for your kind words. Is good to hear from you 😊❤️
Oh, my goodness, they are so beautiful. We don`t have any squirrels in Australia only possums. The ring tails are probably about the same size as squirrels.The brushtails are big and eat you out of house and home. I used to feed them, but after finishing my offering they stripped my vege garden as well. So now I only feed the birds. I have just discovered your channel and have subscribed. I love videos about animals. Best regards from QLD Australia
Welcome and thank you for subscribing, I hope you will enjoy watching my videos 😊❤️
I find it fascinating and amazing that you can feed your squirrels. They are so very cute and I love watching them. Thank you for sharing!
I love them! I just want to cuddle them 🥰 It makes me so happy that you are able to film them, treat them with food and get to know them
Thanks for linking me to this video. I'm starting to see some differences too.
So sorry for your loss of BB; between the hawks and the cars in our 'hood -- and a loss of shade trees due to age and over-development -- we have precious few squirrels left! Thanks for sharing your babies with us.
You are very kind, thank you ❤️
So sweet =) Lilly always wants two treats =) and Shorty looked so adorable =D
Yes indeed 🐿️ Thank you 😊❤️
SAMY! I LOVE SAMY!
Beautiful little video. Thanks.
Thank you also for your kind words. 😊❤️
We had a family of squirrels at work.
Feed them every day.
They were fun.
Wow, you can differentiate 20 named squirrels. That's amazing.
Fascinating! Thank you!
Yes definitely can pick up on the differences the more time you spend with them. I only named one. Her name is buddy, I know not feminine at all. But she knows it. She’s got tiny ears compared to the others, and thin hair on her tail. She also never breathes hard like the others when I’m near, plus she’ll run towards me when I talk to her. lol huge difference 😂
Nice , i love their names 😊
Breaks my heart when one passes. Your video was amazing. Take care
Thanks for another brilliant video….thanks for sharing your squirrel life…..how many squirrels are you feeding at the moment?…..we’re feeding only 2 and they’re taking kilos and kilos of walnuts and hazelnuts (in shells)…I think if we constantly filled their dishes, they’d constantly empty them! They have 6 walnuts a day and about 30 hazelnuts in 2 batches, 1 in the morning and 1 in the afternoon. Plus a dish of peanuts and sunflower seeds in case they get hungry in between…..We went away for 2 weeks and put out about 10 kilos of both nuts hoping they would last them and they were ALL gone in less than 2 days (we have motion tracking cameras that record each visit) 😳😁…..love your videos! XxxxxX🇬🇧💕
There are more than 20 squirrels, but also raccoons, birds and sometimes chipmunks who come to eat at my window. I spend quite a lot of money every week on their food, but it's so much worth it because the joy they bring me is priceless. 😊❤️🐿️🦝🐦 Thank you for sharing your experience and for all your lovely comments. ❤️
Its amazing how much energy they have
Thanks so much for this very informative video. I have noticed subtle differences in some of my squirrels as well, but I’ve only named 2 of them. Looks like I need to get to work! 😂🤣😊🐿
I'm very glad you enjoyed it, thank you also for all your lovely comments 😊❤️
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Thank YOU for the awesome videos to comment on. 🌹🌹
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❤️🐿️👼 Thank You So Much For Sharing Your Video & Also Feeling The Squirrels!
❤️🐿️🦜 I Always Feeding & Give Water All Years Long, Specially Winters Times & Blow Zeros. I Always Rescue , Take Care Of Them, Specially The Injured & Set Free.
Squirrels Are Loving Animals!
Haven’t even watched it yet and clicked like. As soon as I saw this title I was like MUST WATCH NOW! Very curious how others do it!
Update: Yep! You nailed it!!!
Lol 😄 Thank you 😊❤️
This was so interesting! Once you told us things, then I noticed them. Right now I have two squirrels I’ve named. I’m trying to keep my eye on them to see if they are the same two. Might take some practice, but now I know what to look for. Thank you. I feel sad for BB…. I just love squirrels and I’m always telling them to stay out of the road!
Thank you for your answer!!!❤😊
You're very welcome 😊❤️
Its also so lovely to get to see a few of your regulars again.... and I just love Bee and Shorty; their ears are lovely and long, so sweet!
Of course, BB is a very special boy and I am happy to see him being cared for by you!
All beautiful! 😀💓
That's wonderful! Thank you so much ❤️
Wish I could see them up close , would be easier than this screen. Still better than not seeing them at all so I guess can't complain.
That's really Awesome ✌️😎
I have Golden Mantle Squirrels where I live and I can tell them apart by their colors, stripes, eyes, Tails, ears, etc too... We don't feed the Wildlife as they cause severe damage to our house and electrical wiring, so we just enjoy their Beauty and make sure that they keep their holes a good distance from the house... It's part of living in the woods though... Thank You for sharing your experience ✌️😎
They seem to enjoy almonds very much, all or most of them. Didn't see any black squirrel among your bunch, but we have them here, and brown/red ones too.
Many years ago I saw a figure way in the distance .. far enough you could only tell it was human .. and I knew it was my father .. just the way he moved. I suppose this is some sort of pattern recognition that we humans have .. I also assume that this works for squirrels .. those clues just immediately all add up.
Makes sense 😊
Thanks for this interesting and informative video, I enjoyed it very much.
I must admit that I still struggle to identify a couple of my lot, but I need to take a leaf out of your book and perhaps name them based on their characteristics 👍☺👍
Much love, Anna ☺💜🐾🐾🐾🐾🌰🌰
I'm very glad you enjoyed it dear Anna. Much love to you too 😊❤️
I have one squirrel that lost most of its tail and another one that is missing a back foot the others are more difficult to tell apart but have noticed their different food likes
Thanks. I have been wondering.
You're very welcome 😊❤️
Aww, just look at them all, Very lovely indeed and thankyou for sharing, ☺☺❤❤🐿🐿
You're very welcome 😊❤️
I hear lots of traffic in the background. Do the squirrels ever venture close to the street or just stay close to your home? Thank you for taking such good care of those precious fur babies. I feel it’s our duty to protect and help all animals. God bless you.
I completely agree with you and thank you for your kind words 😊❤️ Sometimes the squirrels go closer to the road and I try to keep an eye on that so I can go outside and try to stop them, but they usually roam around on the other side of the building where is safer.
Very helpful, I dont get as close you though.
Really interesting. Thanks for explaining and showing to us.
You're very welcome 😊❤️
Thank you for this. I was wondering. It seems like it would be difficult. I watch and find out 😊
Glad it was helpful 😊
I have my ways too of telling my squirrels apart. Thanks for sharing yours. I see the squirrels are starting to get their winter coats. Here too. Winter is when they need help along with the birds.
Yes, some of them already have their full winter coats but some others didn't even start to change yet, I'm wondering why is such a difference between them with changing their fur coats. 🤔 And I agree, they definitely need more help during winter. 🐿️❄️
It may be my imagination, but it seems your friends prefer to be hand-fed and take the nuts placed out for them as a secondary source.
It's not your imagination, it's a very good observation. You're absolutely right, some of my squirrels friends like Lilly, Rico, Bram and Libra prefer to be handfed. 😊🐿️
Damn!!!❤❤❤
Such a sweet video. The tryst they gave in you is remarkable. I would like to ask a question. We also feed squirrels and look forward to their visit each day. My question is about almonds. I have heard that almonds are toxic to squirrels, but so many videos I see people give them almonds. Have you ever heard that before? I would give them some if I knew for sure that wasn’t true.
Thank you very much 😊❤️ I heard that before, but I can assure you that is not true. Almonds have very healthy nutrients and I've been feeding my squirrels almonds for almost 4 years now. But for a healthy diet I would recommend to feed them a mix of nuts, as you can afford, because I know certain nuts can be very expensive especially if you feed a large crowd. Also the best would be unsalted raw almonds, and if you feed them peanuts - dry roasted unsalted.
@@Squirrels_at_the_window Thank you so much. I knew that couldn’t be right because so many people give them almonds. We give ours walnuts, hazelnuts and peanuts. Now we will treat them to almonds as well. And I will take your advice on what kind to get with the almonds and peanuts. You’re right, they are expensive! I tease my husband that the squirrels are included in our food budget.
@@Squirrels_at_the_window do they eat raw peanuts?
I have always taken an interest in observing my furry friend's special features and behaviors, and naming some of them accordingly. It is so easy for me to become attached to them and when I meet one who has a disorder it makes me feel sad, so I have the need to make sure it is fed very well. Fortunately, this was a good year with little to no squirrel health issues after a bad year in 2021. Thank you for sharing your thoughts. It has been a while since I have commented so I wanted to ask if you tried feeding any with avocado recently?
It's good to hear from you and I'm glad your squirrels didn't have any health issues. 😊🐿️ I didn't try to feed them anymore avocados, because their rejection was pretty clear and I don't want to force it on them. Their rejection of new foods tells me they already get all the nutrients they need from what I already feed them and I'm happy about that. 🙂
You just got a gang of squirrels right in front of your house…damn
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I feed black ones to one of them kinda runs side ways with its hind legs has trouble keeping its balance I thought maybe he was injured some how until I seen that one in your video
Body markings help but my squirrels don't have furs that change colors b/c I am in Florida and the weather is warm pretty much year-round.
thanks for the info about how to tell apart, sorry for asking is BB eating? I know you were putting food down by the wall for BB, thanks again
You don't have to apologize for asking, I think is very nice of you asking about him and I appreciate that very much. 😊❤️ Yes, he is eating very well and comes to my window few times every day to eat. I think he sleeps in the tree with Smoothie's babies which is very close to my window. I put a bowl of water at the bottom of that tree, and I try to change the water daily to make sure is fresh and clean. 🐿️
@@Squirrels_at_the_window thank you very much for what you are doing for BB and Smoothie and her young one's.
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Is it more how they look or how they act ??
How could you tell that BB had a neurological disease? Was it the way he was moving around?
Mostly yes.