Mrs. Munchie was an Eastern Fox Squirrel living in Los Angeles. We made a place for her to eat the bird food she had a habit of getting into, and then all of her neighborhood friends found our place. Mrs. Munchie has since moved on, but we still remember.https://bsky.app/profile/dharmawinter.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/dharmawinter.bsky.social/post/3mii7sfwetk2lA couple photos of Minnie, our super friendly momma squirrel this afternoon. I sat down with her and a bowl of nuts and a camera. I think her babies were born in early January, so they are getting close to graduation to being independent squirrels if they haven't already. #squirrelsky02 Apr 2026 03:03 +0000at://did:plc:tf46rq66opfjgvecupynminm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mii7sfwetk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/dharmawinter.bsky.social/post/3mibxofss4k27This is our older mother squirrel, Kari. Mother squirrels have certain cravings while they feeding babies. One is sunflower seeds. Kari spends a good 15-20 minutes every morning raiding the bird feeder from our little lemon tree.30 Mar 2026 15:21 +0000at://did:plc:tf46rq66opfjgvecupynminm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mibxofss4k27https://bsky.app/profile/dharmawinter.bsky.social/post/3mia2qmohsk2cAs prey animals, squirrels have an incredible level of situational awareness. It's almost like they have eyes in the sides of their heads ... oh, wait.29 Mar 2026 21:11 +0000at://did:plc:tf46rq66opfjgvecupynminm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mia2qmohsk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/dharmawinter.bsky.social/post/3meuuj6iwhs2wWho could resist this little sweetheart when she runs up to the door to get her pecan for the day? Yet some people see vermin instead. It reminds me of a line from movie _Contact_, when the alien tells Elly: #SquirrelSky #squirrels15 Feb 2026 06:04 +0000at://did:plc:tf46rq66opfjgvecupynminm/app.bsky.feed.post/3meuuj6iwhs2whttps://bsky.app/profile/dharmawinter.bsky.social/post/3menbhej6vs2hThe opportunities for love in this world multiply when we expand it to include more than just members of our own species. A mother squirrel is dedicated to her young for three months. Her courage is impressive, making friends with a human, climbing fences, and dodging cars. The divine is within her.12 Feb 2026 05:35 +0000at://did:plc:tf46rq66opfjgvecupynminm/app.bsky.feed.post/3menbhej6vs2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/dharmawinter.bsky.social/post/3meden2f3gs2gThis is the other mother squirrel visiting us this winter. She's nursing and feeling the urge to eat sunflower seeds, so she hopped into the hanging bird feeder with finch mix (sunflower, peanut, and safflower). I believe she is the daughter of our other mother squirrel, born last winter.08 Feb 2026 07:05 +0000at://did:plc:tf46rq66opfjgvecupynminm/app.bsky.feed.post/3meden2f3gs2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/dharmawinter.bsky.social/post/3me3izfnf6s2mOne of the two mother squirrels visiting us this winter patiently let me stand around while she was eating and take photos of her. (She's normally not to keen on the attention.) #squirrelsky05 Feb 2026 04:02 +0000at://did:plc:tf46rq66opfjgvecupynminm/app.bsky.feed.post/3me3izfnf6s2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/dharmawinter.bsky.social/post/3mdwlazsyjs2lPeople often speaking of "feeding squirrels" like it's the same as feeding birds. No, I make friends with squirrels. They look at me, recognize me, run up to me like kids running to an ice cream truck. Well, a few of them do. The rest are sane wild animals that "know better" than walk up to a human.03 Feb 2026 04:59 +0000at://did:plc:tf46rq66opfjgvecupynminm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdwlazsyjs2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/dharmawinter.bsky.social/post/3mdwk6y5yw22lOne of the most common squirrels meme is the so-called "superhero landing" pose. If squirrels are this impressive when scratching their armpits, imagine there potential doing anything else?! #squirrelsky03 Feb 2026 04:40 +0000at://did:plc:tf46rq66opfjgvecupynminm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdwk6y5yw22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/dharmawinter.bsky.social/post/3mdrf7oawx222What is intelligence, exactly? Is it merely knowledge, data points regurgitated at the right moment, following a set of predetermined rules mechanically? That's all computers, which are basically overwrought binary calculators, are capable of doing.01 Feb 2026 03:28 +0000at://did:plc:tf46rq66opfjgvecupynminm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdrf7oawx222https://bsky.app/profile/dharmawinter.bsky.social/post/3mdrefpueok22"Is this a nut canon? If so, I'm ready!"01 Feb 2026 03:13 +0000at://did:plc:tf46rq66opfjgvecupynminm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdrefpueok22