This squirrel chap was about 25 feet up, way out on some delicate, swaying branches. He successfully collected one of the many green husks containing a hickory nut hanging on the shagbark trees around the house.
"Hickory nuts (Carya) and walnuts (Juglans) in the Juglandaceae family grow within an outer husk; these fruits are sometimes considered to be drupes or drupaceous nuts, rather than true botanical nuts." Wikipedia
I retired from public school teaching after happily spending twenty eight years playing in Kindergarten. Now I fill my days watching cat antics, taking endless...
