Build Your Nest!

What else to do on a frigidly cold day than to build a cozy home. This squirrel scampered down to the base of the tree, grabbed a mouthful of dried leaves, and scampered back up (continuously) to build its nest.

I'm not sure if Wiarton Willie got it right. It turns out that other groundhogs in surrounding regions could not reach a consensus: an early spring or six more weeks of winter?

Today is winter with a capital "W," with temperatures of minus 30! Build your nest, little squirrel. You'll need it!

[Lesley]

How wonderful. I do like those black squirrels

[Joanne Diochon]

Given todays temperature, I’m hoping he already has a nest and this is just upping type insulation value. :)

[Heather]

@tinley23 We do have A LOT of them! They look like rats with tails to me, but I try not think that way :)

[Heather]

@gardencat Ha! I think that's the case :) There was certainly a significant nest already in place when I came on the scene.

[wendy frost]

Wow low temperatures for you. Lovely to see the busy squirrel and amazing how they survive the cold I expect that's what the big fluffy tail is for.

[Pyrrhula]

A great capture of this cute looking squirrel and the nice dof of the background. Fav.

[KWind]

Great capture!

[Dawn]

A nice capture

[Yao RL]

such an eager gesture.

[Diana]

That must have been wonderful to watch, resulted in a great shot of this busy fellow.

[Boxplayer]

Such a lovely capture.

[Jo Worboys]

Great capture Heather I bet it kept him warm too all that busy work

[bkb in the city]

Great capture. That is very cold we are having a stretch of above average temperatures at the moment

[Beryl Lloyd]

Great shot - he certainly is busy!

[Jeremy Cross]

Great shot

[Josie Gilbert]

Lovely shot. I didn't know Canadian squirrels were black!

[carol white]

A lovely capture.Fav😊

[Sue Cooper]

Wow Heather, that’s cold! I too hope this little chap was adding extra insulation to an existing nest. I do love your black squirrels, I think we have some over here but I’ve never seen one.

[Sue Cooper]

Fav.

[haskar]

Beautiful shot and narrative. Keep warm!

[Maxine Lathbury]

Black squirrel...how sweet. Hope both he and you keep warm