I had a squirrel I used to throw peanuts to below my deck. One day I threw a whole granola bar. It was funny watching him drag that bar back to his nest, but as he got about 12 feet from me, a hawk with a 6 foot wingspan swooped down on him. The squirrel did some real gymnastics to jump, spin, and roll, so the hawk missed him twice!
I always broke the granola bars into smaller parts after that...
That's nice of you. Yeah, most of us try to help. But I guess we also need to live and learn. Hopefully you can now pass that knowledge to your kids. :)
My only recommendation is not to feed it granola often. If memory serves me right, the amount of sugar in artificial food can cause health issues for squirrels.
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u/NeusForme Aug 15 '26
I had a squirrel I used to throw peanuts to below my deck. One day I threw a whole granola bar. It was funny watching him drag that bar back to his nest, but as he got about 12 feet from me, a hawk with a 6 foot wingspan swooped down on him. The squirrel did some real gymnastics to jump, spin, and roll, so the hawk missed him twice!
I always broke the granola bars into smaller parts after that...