A squirrel’s
eye view of things isn’t really something you want to recommend to friends or
family….
I watched my
own backyard Nutkin for a few minutes this morning, and I suddenly realized
that squirrels—at least squirrels like my squirrel—live in perpetual fear.
My little
Nutsy checked the ground under the Norway maple for a seed thingy, then looked
up, looked around, then jumped to a new spot, checked for edibles, looked
around, looked up, stood stock still and sat on his haunches, head erect, for
long seconds, then hopped over to another spot, looked around….
Imagine
that, during all your waking hours, for the rest of your life, you had to check
every six seconds so you'd spot any nearby
creature that might want to eat you.
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