Autumn and winter in Finland 2013 and 2014

[Manu]

I'm soooo happy to see/read so many squirrels visited you on the feeder. Baby face is such a cute one. And I like the pics when the squirrels are drinking water and hold their little paws on the glass .

[macdoum]

I'm sure you will all be interested in this story about saving the red squirrels from extinction in the U.K.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-24418328

Olga

[Olga]

Thank you, macdoum for the link!
..Twenty red squirrels have been flown over to Tresco on the Isles of Scilly to boost a breeding experiment.
That's a great work, good luck for the squirrels!

Two visitors from today:

[Olga]

It's ruska time here in Southern Finland.

Colors of fall:

click the picture and you will see the video and listen to the music:

"Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 - Variation 1. a 1 Clav.",

[Manu]

Olga : Thank you for this wonderful video from your area. Beautiful countryside, wonderful colors and lovely music in the background

[Felis silvestris]

Beautiful view, and wonderful autumn colours! And a very nice choice for the music!

[Olga]

And somewhere there is sleeping this young dark red squirrel boy:





The pictures are from a video to come, of the 2nd October.

It's darkest one I've ever seen. Interesting to see if he can be recognized when his fur is gray - ??

[Luz4711]

Olga, your Squirrels are so cute. Very nice pictures.

[Olga]

Thanks, Luz411! Yes, they have taken my heart!

As a beforehand news (there are lots of pictures and videos waiting to be submitted. From 1st to 7th October) I am happy to tell that Paula is there. I was worried not to have seen her for two weeks.

She seems to prefer to come to eat early in the mornings! Here she is at 7:55:





At 9:00:





Her body and stomach seem to have become normal slim again.
I can only guess how many puppies she has delivered in last spring and in this summer.
She is the Red Squirrel Mother nr 1, the mother of many squirrels here on Squirrel hill! I think she is doing well.

[Luz4711]

Thanks, Luz411! Yes, they have taken my heart!

As a beforehand news (there are lots of pictures and videos waiting to be submitted. From 1st to 7th October) I am happy to tell that Paula is there. I was worried not to have seen her for two weeks.

I'm already in love with them too. And I find it very very nice that you have gotten your own Topic for them.
And here a story of the rescue of a (reddish) squirrel by boat in Hamburg.
http://www.radiohamburg.de/Nachrichten/ ... ettung-012

[Manu]

Great to hear and see Paula is well and back again. She looks now really thiner than in summer. Hopefully her puppies are well too.

[Olga]

1st October
a light brown female (?)

at 11:45


I have seen you!

- My tassels are growing up good. Don't worry:





- Here you can see, the left ear tassel is quite fine already. They will be the first winter tassels of my life:

[Olga]

The second visitor of the 1st October:

at 13:00 a half gray light brown one with brownish tassels:

[Olga]

3rd visitor of 1st October, at 14:00
a young male with well grown dark tassels, male.







Nappu too wanted to watch at squirrels:

[Felis silvestris]

Olga's squirrels are famous. They are hanging at my work (and not only at my desk) and I know one more place ...
Great to see Paula and her looking so well and nice!

[Olga]

The 4th visitor of 1st October light
at 16:00
a light brown grayish young one, looks a bit similar to the first one of the day, but it is not the same one:

[Olga]

The 5th guest of the 1st October

at 17:00

I have no idea 'who' it is, but it's male :

[Olga]

On the 2nd October I was happy to meet Baby face again.
He allowed me to take long videos!
I edited the recordings into two videos.

at 9:30
1:

I took several screenhots of him be cause he is so are and special (for me at least ). Baby face may disappear for weeks! It has happened that believed that he has moved elsewhere permanently.

Nine pics follow, at first :

[Olga]

Baby face in the morning of the 2nd October:

[Olga]

2nd video of the same session of Baby face on the 2nd October:



His most typical postion to sit and eat:









continues, still some pics of the precious squirrel male Baby face. I think I have 'known' for 2-3 years.. ( I could check this from the older Finnish Squirrel Hill topics-- have to let it be for the moment)