Rehabber Update On The Gray Squirrels
7/12/08 Today we released the 4 squirrels we have been rehabbing since April. They are the 3 from a litter and another little one from another location. We found a wildlife sanctuary not too far from our house. There are 30 partially wooded acres. The preserve is in honor of the man's Mom who was a nature lover. He doesn't allow hunting on the property. It is beautiful there. We thanked them profusely for letting us release the squirrels there. They said we may release other animals there and were very nice. It takes a load off of our minds knowing we'll have a place to let them go.
The squirrels seemed a little quiet from the ride. We took them up in the woods where there are lots of oak trees. There were acorns all over the ground. They were really bashful about coming out of the cage. The first 3 took off one at a time. They took off like a shot. You could see them for a couple of minutes, but they disappeared into the woods. No pictures of them. The last one came out slowly and was walking around on the ground putting different stuff in its mouth and giving it a little chew. Then it tried the trees. It went all around the trees just trying its freedom out. Every now and then it would have a spurt of speed and go flying around. It hung around for a while. The last I saw it, it was 50 feet up a tree, just trying it's legs out.
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ccindigirard (47 months ago | reply)
GREAT capture....Wow...it's like he's in my kitchen:).
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DrSlippers2007 (47 months ago | reply)
great shot- fantastic detail, a beautiful creature.
(But if you need any grey squirrels you can have ours! Adorable they may be, but I haven't had a hazel nut for years, thanks to these guys eating the green fruit; )
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jojo79 (47 months ago | reply)
Beautiful! So nice to see them have a happy and safe release.
Red~Star (47 months ago | reply)
What a wonderful feeling to watch the four squirrels released back out in nature. The area sounds perfect. Unfortunately, raptors love to prey on squirrels. I hope these four live a long and healthy life....kudo's to everyone involved for making this possible.
I found two small opossums a few years back and handed them over after caring for them for a week to a pro rehabber. She did an awesome job with them and called us when it was time to release them. They too shot off like a bullet and went off into their new home. It made me happy and sad.
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~Mary~~ (47 months ago | reply)
Your story brought tears to my eyes..
You're awesome and so is this little guy!
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lw2j (47 months ago | reply)
I hope they live long and happy lives.
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Karászi Róbert (47 months ago | reply)
Nice one!
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mfdudu (47 months ago | reply)
you did a good job taking care of them,letting us participate in the rehab experience and giving us a detailed story of their release in the woods!!! Thanks a lot
sallysue007 (47 months ago | reply)
Wonderful news,so glad you found such a lovely place for them, love this capture!!
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hafifa84 (47 months ago | reply)
Great job taking care of them!
Thanks for all the photos!
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Picture hunter (47 months ago | reply)
Very nice shot ! Wonderful capture !
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Cute!!!
lovedreko (47 months ago | reply)
Congratulations! He is so cute!
kat images (47 months ago | reply)
well done, the squirrels will certainly enjoy their freedom and thanks that you paid attention to earth and the living on it!
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Must be kind of a bitter SWEET day for you. Such a heart warming story...you are such a angel.
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such a sweet story!!
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Bionic Rhonda, formally Cindersmom (47 months ago | reply)
Fantastic end to a story.. was this the little one you started with in March? great place for a release.. lucky little critters..
Lady Of The Hounds (47 months ago | reply)
Beautiful picture and what a fantastic story, they were all very lucky to have come to you. You must be so proud and so you should be
audreyjm529 (47 months ago | reply)
No, these are the 3 from a litter and then one from another location. I have pics of them when we got them in my wildlife rehabbing set.
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you always are so nice to nature. that's why you capture such nice shots.
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