(With special thanks to Larry Schatz)
Leaping squirrel/free-extras.com
If you’ve ever had a yard with a bird feeder, you know how smart and determined squirrels can be when it comes to getting at the goods.
Squirrel stretching to reach bird feeder/aboutbirdfeeders.com
Squirrel hangs from branch to reach peanuts/supercoolpets.com
Squirrel balances on bird feeder/fiddlecreekfarms.com
But you can’t really appreciate how brave, smart and determined these critters are until you watch this video of a simple little squirrel running the most amazing obstacle course to get at some prized nuts.
Really. You have to see it. Just click the image below.
Squirrel at start of obstacle course/Mike Thomley, facebook.com
This isn’t a brand new video. It’s been around for a while. But Mike Thomley gets credit for giving it a tight edit and adding just the right music to make it more fun to watch. Thanks, Mike! And thanks to Larry Schatz for bringing it to our attention.
Squirrel eats nuts after finishing obstacle course/Mike Thomley, facebook.com
There’s also a slightly longer version that begins with an observer telling us how long it took the squirrels to master the obstacle course and what happened once they did.
Squirrel watcher at window/mikecupcake, youtube.com
This longer version also features some fun footage of another squirrel raiding a parking-lot vending machine. To see it, click the image above or below.
Squirrel raids candy vending machine/mikecupcake, youtube.com
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