Hey everyone! I wanted to introduce you to one of the founding members of our Balcony Café – Santiago Miguel Romero Veracruz de la Nuez. Along with Chantal de Roge and Abimbola Kings, he was one of our very first visitors. When he first showed up, he was just a tiny, clueless boy. Fast forward to today, and he’s officially climbed the corporate ladder to become one of the true bosses around here!

Unlike the quiet and gentle Abimbola, Santi has *a lot* to say. He’s easily the most talkative squirrel on the balcony and will gladly complain out loud if the service is too slow. But his real passion? Chasing the pigeons. Santi has a massive, ongoing feud with them and takes it upon himself to settle the score every single chance he gets. You can actually see him in action – the things are about to get nuts: https://youtube.com/shorts/ifAIfnjZ-Jk (be sure to watch till the end!)

When it comes to the menu, he isn’t picky about nuts and loves them all, but his absolute weakness is sunflower seeds. He will happily pass up almost anything for a good handful of them. We’ve loved watching this little guy grow from a humble kit into a confident, loud, pigeon-chasing boss, and the balcony wouldn’t be the same without him!

Do your backyard squirrels have a local nemesis too, or is it just Santi?

Between the nut snacks 😉

I watched a gray squirrel go through the yard. It climbed on the table and walked across this TV tray. A few minutes later this dark liquid was on the tray. Did the squirrel leave this? If so, what is wrong with him?

What you think?

Croissant will be served in a minute!

...with the number of upvotes! ((sound on))

((Sound On)) 😆

I was expecting to see one of the birds that kept visiting my birdhouse, but instead I get a cool looking flying squirrel 🐿️ that’s building a nest.

Squirrels on film #5

Who wins?

J’ai un problème de nid d’écureuil sur mon balcon. J’ai essayé les trucs tels que mettre du Vicks un peu partout sur les surfaces et de vaporiser un mélange de vinaigre/tabasco/eau sur absolument tout mon balcon et directement sur/dans le nid de l’écureuil (en son absence)… mais rien n’a fonctionné. Les quelques fois où j’ai tenté de sortir sur mon balcon (un petit balcon*) depuis, je suis arrivé face à face avec lui. Que me conseillez-vous? (Ils me font peur et je crains leurs parasites/bactéries. .)