Too smart for a rodent

[fbhjr]

I got started with the laundry early today as the town might shut off the water without notice due to road repairs. I figured the odds go up as the day goes on, so I should o things early.

As I waited for it I was playing on the computer. My wife was still asleep.
I heard a tapping on the glass window at the edge of the living room.
I looked over and saw a squirrel there.


My first thought was they had learned the knocking on door trick we saw raccoons use in Maine many years ago.
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But, I saw it wasn’t really looking at me with a "I’m cute, give me food!" look.
Instead, it was walking along the edge, tapping the glass and digging in the leaves there.


I walked over to the glass to look at it. I looked up at me, tapped the glass once, and went back to digging around.


I tapped the glass and said "shoo" to it while waving my hand.
It tapped back and looked up and me. It gave a bit of a nod and went back to digging.

I took this at is saying "I don’t know what this invisible shield between us is, but I know you can’t get through it either."

I think the squirrels have figured out how glass works. They aren’t making it on their own yet, but are happy to use ours.

I went over to the sliding door and clicked the latch off.
The squirrel looked right at me, then turned and ran.

Yeah. They understand doors.

Comments

[one-raido.livejournal.com]

My now deceased neighbor spent her last winter feeding the squirrels out on her deck. They often came up to the sliding glass door and tapped if she was late getting the food out for them.

[meathiel]

*lol*

[hindustar.livejournal.com]

lol little tappy squirrel.

[yesididit2.livejournal.com]

*grins*