That’s the number of squirrels counted in the tally by volunteers at New York’s Central Park.
Read this great article from Smithsonian.com which includes a succinct history of the creatures, from the 1800s on, including a mob gawking at an escaped pet squirrel in 1856.
Why the count? “We do it for the squirrels, because it makes us happy.”
A thoughtful article on a squirrel-harvesting trend that’s gaining ground, especially in England where the grey squirrel is encroaching on the native red squirrel (championed by the Red Squirrel Survival Trust — who have the support of Prince Charles, among others). Culling without wasting food..?
Ragu, yes? Or perhaps a pie with sweet pickled onion relish..?
“…one lucky photographer hit the jackpot after catching an incredibly rare albino squirrel on camera while in his garden in North Dulwich. Father-of-two Simon Pimblett, 53, was stunned when he spotted the cheeky white creature raiding his bird feeders two weeks ago…”
Play it from this Google Doodle archive page!
This guy walks by our 1st floor window and produced half a cheese sandwich stashed on the window ledge
Then sat there and ate it whilst watching our TV! … https://t.co/WqXvjXsMcn pic.twitter.com/eJQv1Q3ujl— ES Photography (@edsimmonsphoto) December 22, 2017
*in the northern hemisphere
Now is a really important time for red squirrels. They're working hard to stock up seeds, berries, and bark to help them through winter. pic.twitter.com/BOeOL2EQWb
— BBC Springwatch (@BBCSpringwatch) September 15, 2017
武蔵原裕二 pic.twitter.com/e6yodjl7se
— 心にしみこむ日本画集 (@japon_ayano) September 22, 2017
When you follow squirrels with a camera for an hour, people look at you weird. But then you discover you captured things like this. pic.twitter.com/03W42UhibE
— Nicole Belanger (@nbelanger6) October 4, 2017
A delightful visit to feed the denizens of a squirrel park in Gifu Prefecture, Japan. (via laughingsquid)
We salute the Cornell Squirrel Club — here’s their Facebook page — a conservation-oriented group of students serving the community and our favorite sharp-eyed friends.
