How squirrels cope with the cold of winter
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You forget one thing, they also survive by kind people like you keeping them with supply of food.
"Enough of this bowl...crockery be gone!"😆
Manny knows his name, he came instantly when you said it, so I don't think he'll be long before he takes the food from your fingers.
Such dedication, you must be freezing with the window open - well done.
I do but it's worth it. 😊
@@Squirrels_at_the_window Keep the Faith, Satw.
Stay free. Rab 🐿 💚
Manny said ima take the whole bowl 😂❤
If squirrels played D&D they'd roll a 15 in every stat.
All in all it seems to me that squirrels' bodies are better equipped for winter tuan ours 😂😂😂❤️
I’m surprised the squirrels aren’t scared off by the snowplow truck noise backing up. 😮
Looks like the squirrel was trying to use the plate as a carry out bag.
They all look sleek and healthy. We’ve had a mild winter so far, so our squirrels are very chonky.
I do enjoy not only giving out the food to the wintertime birds, but also to the squirrels.
Awesome. Thank you for sharing. Nice to see all the kindred spirits here. We have about 15 regular squirrel visitors to our feeders, but have had as many as 24 at once. It’s a circus. Our neighbors are kind enough to tolerate our crew. We go through 60-70 lbs of nuts and seeds/week. We named the ones we can identify and come back every year. We have 2 squirrel houses, fully occupied, and 2 heated bird baths we refill daily. 2023 was a tough year for our squirrel family. We lost 4 last winter to sub-zeros temps, 4 to cars, 2 to falls, and 1 to a Cooper’s Hawk. We volunteer for a wildlife rehab, so we take injured critters there as needed. For 2024, we added an insulated winter house as a refuge-I don’t want a repeat of last year-and plan to add 2 more before it gets really cold. We also have flying squirrels, raccoons, and possums. We love our neighborhood regulars!
I know what went through Manny's mind:
"If I _take_ the magic bowl, I can have an endless supply of nuts at home, in my nest - let's do it!" 😄
Enterprising young thing.
Lovely to see, and stay warm Mrs. Squirrel.
Happy New Year 🎉
How do you keep the cat from jumping out the window?
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@@angel6154I've also wondered about that.
I’ve often thought that when I put out sunflower chips for my squirrels. They probably think the food spontaneously appears.
I've left a bag of cotton balls out during the fall a few years ago. The birds and squirrels took them. They seem to know how to insulate their nests when they build. I didn't know this and just went on a hunch when I saw a squirrel with a small piece of trash paper in it's mouth going up a tree. Wild life is amazing how they just know how to use their environment.
I love squirrel tracks in the snow. On my work from home days I can keep the water from freezing. My sweeties are eating lots of walnuts. When I put out supper walnuts, I ring my cow bell so my sweeties know it's time to eat.
2nd time I saw a squirrel attempt to take the dish! Naughty squirrels!
What a beautiful winter scene! These are the luckiest squirrels on the planet! You take such great care of them, and it's heartwarming to know they'll have an easier time getting through the winter because of you. Thanks so much for educating us about these animals as well! We are grateful to be enrolled in your Squirrel Academy! 😊❤🐿❤🐿❤🐿❤🐿❤🐿❤🐿❤🐿❤🐿😊
Thank you for your lovely comment 😊❤️
One of my black squirrels showed up this morning - I had his mixed assured extra fancy unsalted variety waiting for him. Thank you for all that you do 🤗 Happy New Year to you and to everyone here. Gosh you got a lot of snow, somehow it bypassed us this weekend. Loves from SE Michigan - All the cute paw prints, OMG, I love it
Thank you for your kind words, Happy New Year to you too 😊❤️
Before I became interested in squirrels I used to think that black squirrels were common all over North America. Now I found out that they are not as common as I thought they were. We also have a lot of them here in Ontario, Canada. I love the little guys. I feed them walnuts in my backyard and local park. :)
@@Vogel- They are a "phase" because they come from imported black squirrels brought here as exotics about 100 years ago and the black gene is dominant over the fox coat. In Northern Lower most squirrels are black..
Their footprints in the snow and the snowflakes in their whiskers are just adorable 🥰🥰. Thank you for being such a loving friend to these beautiful animals.
Thank you for your kind words 😊❤️
I just adore watching your little squirrel family!😊🥰🥰 They're so lucky to have you. Thank you also for the info about how they survive snow and cold temperatures; I now feel a lot better knowing how well they've evolved and adapted.❤🐿❤
Didnt know squirrels had such amazing capabilities!
I think finding food will be their worst obstacle.
So nice to see Kiara watching the squirrels. She is so cute❤
Lol Manny. He wanted all of the goodies for himself. They all look so healthy and beautiful. And a very special THANK YOU for explaining how they survive without hibernating. I learned something today. Squirrels really are special creatures. ❤❤❤❤
I think they are trying to collect a whole set of those dishes. LOL
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Thank for all you do for the squirrels and birds!!
I love watching your channel!
Thank you for ALWAYS providing for these little love bugs!
I'm very glad, and thank you for your kind comment 😊❤️
THIS IS SO WONDERFUL OF YOU TO HELP OUR LITTLE FURRY FRIENDS
Ahahaaaaa, that cute unnamed squirrel tried George's technique from the other day! 😄 Oh, wow! I didn't know those facts about squirrel physiology. Thank you for sharing those with us. I'm glad to know their paws won't get frostbite, walking on ice or snow. 🥰🥰🥰
Thank you for your kind comment 😊❤️
it great how you care for these little creatures
So cute with the snow in their fur.
The more I watch and learn about squirrels the more I become of the opinion that they are "superheroes" - and cute as well.
Great info about the squirrels. Manny being a brat today. 😅
My gray squirrels go through bags of wallnuts and almonds during the cold winter months. More wallnuts than almonds.
Should give the little ones sweaters for the winter 😅
4:55 such a wholesome sight!
I would crochet them scarfs and hats.
I just wonder how many little white bowls there are under the AC unit!
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Lol 😄 I get them back every time.
LOL! Think she picks it up. Maybe needs a Nut bag to hold them. :)
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I know, but I couldn’t resist.
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We just had a good dumping of snow and more on the way. Looks like you did too. Squirrels don't seem to mind.
Interesting to find out how a creature that small survives in such low temperatures.
lmao manny misbehaving
I hope you and Kiara are able to stay warm too with the window open. Feet need warmth too, not just hearts. ❤
Ellie digging the snow with her bum in the air ❤️❤️❤️
one of my old neighbors had a peanut buffet for the local squirrels, I was a cashier & once a week she’d come in shopping at night & Ide ring up about 8 bags of her peanuts & she & her husband would tell me updates about her squirrels. She wore a beautiful pewter amulet of a squirrel on a branch. After she died that amulet wound up in the clothing bin at the local food pantry & I found it. I kept her amulet, I think she wanted me to have it.
"They eat more during the winter to gain fat to keep them warm."
Me too.
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I didn't know that about squirrels. I'm going to the park later in the week and one of the Royal Palaces (local to me) where squirrels also live. The local supermarket had big bags of mixed nuts in their shells reduced to less than half price, so have been stocking up
I also feed the squirrels peanuts in shells in my backyard as well as birds (a mixture of various birdseeds etc.); when the squirrels run out of the nuts they switch to the birdseed I get them from BJs in nuts in large 5 lb bags & seeds in 40 lb bags.
Thank you so much Natalie❤🙏🤗
That is a lot of snow… It snowed on my part of the UK for the first time this winter today, but it was barely a dusting compared to you! Your regulars are so lucky to have you & your always open window of wonder! ❤️🐿
Thank you for sharing such a beautiful & informative snapshot of your squirrelly world. I hope you & Kiara were able to warm up after your visitors had their fill 🤗❤️🐿
We did, thank you for your lovely comment 😊❤️
Ironically, on the coldest days we get (which aren't really that cold, we rarely go down into the teens (Fahrenheit)), the squirrels don't show up at the feeder. I picture them as staying in their nests eating their stored food.
how squirrels cope with the winter here they sneak into my house and eat the peanutbutter i leave them, and they drink the water i leave them.. 😂
The squirrels in my local park don't come out for a few days when we have snow I live in a ground floor flat with balcony I have a large plastic box water proof hole in it enough for them to fit threw I fill it up with nuts shelled and walnuts water bowl it's there for them if they know there's food in there for them they are welcome to it I Love squirrels cuties so adorable little animals 🐿️😍🔥👍
3:38 expert toss
cool video wish we were as adaptive to cold as our little friends.
God bless you for all you do for the squirrels and birds
See you have some juncos too. I feed them as well as the local wildlife.
How lucky are they to have your help!🥰
Are you in the northeast U.S?
Yes
I guess Manny really wanted the plate. 😄
Maybe in that rocky outcropping under the ledge you could build a warm shelter for the squirrels to stay out of the cold and snow with a front and rear entrance like a cat shelter.
Wow. So interesting! Love these little creatures! And that’s a LOT of snow!!!
That cover picture (thumbnail pic) is so perfect. Looks like a painting. Thank you so much for your explanation of winter survival of these cute little guys. And your caring 💜
Thank you for your kind words 😊❤️
Delightful li'l scamps! 🥰🐿
I've had couple visitors at our cabin daily. Have sunflower seeds on different part of the porch so the squirrels and the birds can all eat at the same time. -30C didn't keep my friends away. Just made sure there was plenty to eat.
I have a tree, limb, growing 7 feet off the ground horizontally towards our deck. I’ve put out a variety of feeders for both our squirrels and birds. I finally saw a chipmunk come out today because it’s been warm and rainy. I live in the south. We’ve had more frigid temperatures this year than we have in the last 40. I was wondering how they survived thank you.
Thank you for bringing food and water to some of nature's wonderful creatures.
You are a good person.
You need to crochet little jackets for them! 🤣
You have a very kind heart. If only others would give it a try, God bless, stay safe!
Thank you, God bless you too 😊❤️🙏
I just put up a squirrel box today for my 2 fall babies. Supposed to be night temps below 0 next week. With the weird weather & all, they never learned how to build a next. Coco has always had a very thin tail. The 2 of them sit outside my window about 16 feet away in a leafless tree and shiver. 😢❤❤❤
I guess you have a squirrel that needs dishes
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I live in the DC area, it gets cold but not much if any snow. I feed the squirrels on my deck and because they don’t like sharing I spread food along the top of the railing to ensure everyone gets some. Your squirrels are a bit more brave than mine.
They like dry cat food too. I put that out for cats that might be strays or just neighbor cats.
With the little plate 😂🤣
I know some trick or treating kids just like Mani. 😄
Manny was being a naughty boy 😂
Awwh bless them! ALL thanks to Feeder Mom! 🙏💞👐💖💖🎶👍🌟😂Manny said too far n slippy to come to window ledge windowsill edge, he did a George! Manny, you are fed well enough for no injuries or hardship 😁⛄🌰❄⛄🎄🎊🔔⛄Enjoy happy snow play Ellie and youngsters who haven't seen ❄ snow yet! Thankyou for these great to hear Squirrel facts Ma'am, "they are warm"!👍💞👐💞
oh my haha! 2:05 All the risk none of the reward lol!
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I have had this pretty squirrel with white fur around its ears stop by my porch for peanuts for awhile now (at least two weeks). Yesterday, I finally got him or her to take a peanut from my hand. I felt so honored that it trusted me. There were other peanuts nearby but he or she willingly accepted the one I was holding. My daughter has named that squirrel White Cap bc we haven't seen any other squirrels with distinct ears.
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Maybe it’s a polar bear in a clever disguise 😂
WOW ,I hadn't seen a vid of yours with so much snow covering everything
I love watching your fur babies! But I can't help wondering if you are back there with a coat on just shivering away as the squirrels come and go. Don't catch a cold or worse!
Dang Manny took the whole buffet 😂
Awww…I just loved this! So much fun watching the squirrels in the snow! Just wishing for some snow here in East Tennessee! Thank you!
I'm very glad 😊❤️
Mine are always extra hungry and eat so quickly in winter. I usually have a few battling hiccups as a result.
I had a minature plant saucer that I would serve special nuts or shelled, raw sunflower seeds. One day the dish vanished. I searched the beds and it was gone. I always pictured it gracing a squirrel table ala Beatrice Potter. ❤
Wow really thick snow. Where I live rain and sun are the only 2 weathers. Squirrels are so fortunate that they wont go hungry in the bitter cold. Thanks dear, your kindness will be repaid in time. God Bless You, your family, all the furry creatures and all your subscribers and anyone viewing this. HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE
Thank you, God bless you and a Happy New Year to you too 😊❤️🙏
I've been doing my part to keep my critter friends well fed 😊
I can't wait to greet my chipmunk buddies in the spring!
I always lay out extra when the snow comes. I"m delighted to know how they keep warm. And it's so nice when you say "Let's throw some food out"-makes us feel included, too.
Thank you so much for your KINDNESS to God's creatures!!🐿️🐦 They are so adorable, and I appreciate your information about the squirrels surviving in the winter!❄️ I always worried and wondered about them in the freezing temperatures!😞 But , I feel better now!! Thank you for all you do!!😊
Thank you for your kind words 😊❤️
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There are 4 to 5 squirrels in my backyard here in Columbia MO looking for nuts today while it was snowing.
We don’t have squirrels in Hawaii. Or snow. Lotsa mongooses though. 🐿🌴
Manny is such a cute little problem child lol
You should get a dog ramp that goes from your window down to the driveway. 😁
I already have a log that serves as a ramp on the side of the AC.
@@Squirrels_at_the_window Aw perfect. Thanks for all the great videos.
Bless your ❤. Your such a kind, caring person. I also have several that visit my window.
Thank you for your kind words 😊❤️
Thanks for sharing 😊👍🏼. You have such a beautiful view with all these cute squirrels near your window 🥰😊.
Thank you for your kind words 😊❤️
Thank you for this lovely vlog !
Thank you for them and I wish you an Happy New Year !
God keeps your heart warm, so you can keep your extremities warm with a window open with snow everywhere. 🤯🥰 99% of what we got over the weekend already melted.
First George, now Manny. Amazon's gonna run out of white bowls soon. Kiara needs to have a talk with the crew. 😊
I don’t see my squirrels as much during the winter this year. Then again I’m not out in the yard working either. Foods always gone, so they must be stopping by. Momma fell in love with me over our first winter together. I need to teach her to come knock on the window 😂 she can come in, get warm and eat lol
Received my 2lbs of hazel nuts for my squirrels today, thanks for the winter info, I was wondering how they survived the cold and rain
Such precious little critters.🤗
Was that Manny who tried to claim the nut bowl for himself? 😄 The survival instinct is strong with that one.👍🏻
You are very dedicated to your squirrels (and your viewers) to leave the window open in such cold weather.
We all appreciate it.❤
Thank you for the education about squirrel temperature regulation. Very interesting.
Thank you for your kind words 😊❤️ That was an unnamed squirrel who took the bowl.
Sometimes they will let other squirrels in the nest to combine body heat to keep warm. My nest log can have 5 or 6 at a time around February.
Also, check your local grocery store for leftover Christmas nuts on sale. I found some hazels and almonds for less than 3 bucks a pound.
Poor little guys, they need you more than ever. Hopefully you get a warm Spring this year. Thank you for feeding the squirrels.🐿️🙏💕