probably a member of mensa....

i've seen squirrels climb out on thin wobbly wires to get the tiniest nibbles of bird seed from a feeder they weren't invited to and i've seen them fly from tree to tree like superman and then break into nuts that even we humans with thumbs would have found impossible to open

but

i have never seen a squirrel in a wood duck house

there aren't many wood ducks around this area and i only see a few each year at the pond where i walk, but i've been told that these "birdhouses on steroids" are for them.

if they truly are for the wood ducks, well this little guy didn't get that memo

and

i didn't have the heart to tell him he was probably renting out someone else's digs

since he was kind enough to let me take his photo.

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so i'm a bit nuts...

while i was in florida

i was taunted by the squirrels

okay

i wasn't really taunted. actually i was completely entertained.

but

oh they were tricky little buggers

~

everyday

when i walked around with just my portrait lens {17-55} on my camera

they were everywhere

~

they'd sing and dance and even smile at me like a party was going on

{once i think i even saw party hats and confetti}

but

as soon as i'd grab my zoom lens {70-300}

and

go back out to capture all that dancing and singing

they were nowhere to be found

so i diligently practiced my

"make like a tree"

antics

thinking

i can play this game

too

{you silly little totally charming and furry things you}

and

before long

i had them totally faked out

so

in the end

they gave up toying with me

{being completely cooperative the best they knew how}

and

then invited me to share in all their fun

as long as i'd teach them the hustle

~

hence

the tiny white party lights

~

wish you could have been there

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