In the winter time the temperature drops. In order to survive the dark days and cold weather it is important to secure shelter. It doesn't have to be a large shelter just something one can get in and out of and small enough to retain the body heat. It could even be a bird house with a little modifications.

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It is always nice to have a pantry full food! It doesn't matter how it got there, only that it got there.

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Me? I not doing anything! Just climbing a pole. Food, what food? I can watch these guys for hours!

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It is always fun for me to watch the squirrels at the feeders. I find it amazing that as much as they eat they are not a fat little ball of fluff. Here this Black Squirrel climbed up a tree to check out the feeding area. He watched for a while and then joined the 5 red squirrels and the other black squirrel.
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Nebraska is getting more and more Black Squirrels as they make their way across the river. As with all squirrels they are fun to watch. This guy is making his way through the grass looking for sun flower seeds.
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Starting to see this guy more often this year than in the past years. He seems to know he was being photographed.
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This is a good sign as they hibernation in September and emerge between late March and early May. They come out of their burrow when the sun is high and the earth is warm. It is spring time!
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I don't know why I take so many pictures of squirrels except that I spend so much time watching them. This guy was up close.
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Some days are harder than others but you just have to hang in there.
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Watching this guy trying to get the seeds out of the wire mesh is fun. They work real hard at it.
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Always on the lookout for enemies, this guy is looking hard for me.
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He is filling out his cheeks on a cold winter day.
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The things these animals can do to get at some food. This time he didn't make it up the pole.
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My first black squirrel in the feeding area.

The harvest is under way.

A little windy, a little cool and a nice warm house.
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Everyone was out fatting up for winter.

Getting ready for winter.

They spent a lot of time telling me to leave.

Hey you get out of here!

Wip your chin.

Alert, alert!

Always want a drink close by when chowing down.

Goooooood!

Hey, leave my sunflower seeds alone.

Great balance.

Checking out the feeding grounds.

Can watch these guys for hours.

What goes up must come down.

A close up of my buddy.

Never ending source of entertainment.

Snug as a bug in a rug.

Finishing up remains.

Good, something beside bird seed.

Nuts these sheels are hard. Anyone have a hammer?

Getting comfortable while finishing the snack.

Okay, something new here.

Who the hell did this?