Eastern gray squirrel nest box.

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  • Опубликовано: 24 дек 2024

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  • @erikgilson1687
    @erikgilson1687 9 месяцев назад +61

    As someone who is equally happy to see squirrels or birds making use of his back yard I'm glad to see this

  • @indubren
    @indubren 29 дней назад +9

    Finding one of these as a wild animal must be like finding a really nice rent-controlled apartment in a nice neighborhood.

  • @MonaLisa-xc5dm
    @MonaLisa-xc5dm 13 часов назад

    Such a beautiful, solid and safe home. The interior design makes it fun for every new resident to live in. It fills my heart with joy to see the two of them sleeping cosily together. Thanks to the great architect! He has made two squirrels happy and me ❤ Greetings from the German Baltic coast 🌾🐟🐚💙

  • @ChrissehCat
    @ChrissehCat 8 месяцев назад +56

    They look so warm and snuggly with their big fluffy tails curled over them 🥹

    • @RocketSpam0
      @RocketSpam0 6 месяцев назад

      Insta-blanket.

    • @reknown123
      @reknown123 5 месяцев назад +2

      giant rats with fluffy tails

  • @arvinbarcenas8806
    @arvinbarcenas8806 Месяц назад +25

    I'm here because of P'nut. I've developed a deep love for squirrels after what they did to him.

    • @Aluttuh
      @Aluttuh 6 дней назад +3

      I love them too but i just bought a small game license to reduce their population where i live in Washington state. The eastern gray is invasive and completely destroying the Douglass squirrel population here. They are incredibly racist lol.

    • @davebrunette6394
      @davebrunette6394 2 дня назад +2

      I had a pet squirrel once. I was raised on a farm and I've been around all kinds of animals, wild and tame, and I can tell you from my own experience that squirrels are just as intelligent as a dog or cat. My best friends are animals. I am also a hunter, just like my animals.

    • @davebrunette6394
      @davebrunette6394 2 дня назад

      @@Aluttuh I have no problem with that as long as you are ethical and respect the animals you hunt. I started hunting Grey squirrels when I was 12 in northeast Wisconsin. My mom had some really awesome squirrel recipes. They are delicious if prepared properly.

  • @mattsheezy5469
    @mattsheezy5469 8 месяцев назад +36

    I’ve always liked squirrels ever since childhood 🐿️

  • @tymz-r-achangin
    @tymz-r-achangin 9 месяцев назад +74

    We're so glad that they put "this is a human made squirrel shelter" I mean, imagine how many people would of thought it was animal made

    • @tigrineTerror
      @tigrineTerror 9 месяцев назад +9

      youd be surprised

    • @gospelofrye6881
      @gospelofrye6881 9 месяцев назад +7

      Never underestimate a squirrel.

    • @jacobhoffman2553
      @jacobhoffman2553 9 месяцев назад +9

      well they have to put "do not eat" on things like laundry detergent..... so..... im gonna say they needed to put "human made" on this

    • @nanapam6376
      @nanapam6376 9 месяцев назад +2

      @@jacobhoffman2553 I almost posted ‘Hey now’ but your comment was spot on! 😂😂

    • @PutlerXLO
      @PutlerXLO 9 месяцев назад

      about 331,9 million? :D

  • @jaywinters2483
    @jaywinters2483 9 месяцев назад +40

    Enjoyed. thanx for not ruining it with music

  • @mmps18
    @mmps18 9 месяцев назад +41

    Thank you for making a nice home for our squirrely friends!

  • @nanapam6376
    @nanapam6376 9 месяцев назад +40

    I love how every time he brought in new leaves, he touches her as off to say, ‘Just rest dear, kick your feet up! I’ll be back with more!’ If only I could find a man like that! Lol

    • @jaywinters2483
      @jaywinters2483 9 месяцев назад +6

      THey don't cheat, either.

    • @SavedByJesus-pi3yu
      @SavedByJesus-pi3yu 8 месяцев назад +8

      How do you know the busy one was the male? I’m honestly asking because I was wondering if it was a male and female or two females since I have seen other houses with sisters in it only because they use each others heat in winter so buddy up but not necessarily for raising family. I though probably a couple too but was thinking the one all excited and eager to decorate was the female because wives get excited, want to decorate and make it “homey” where the men are usually more laid back. They are obviously squirrels not humans but it was super weird that only one squirrel did everything while the other was just sitting there, not even being a lookout or anything, almost like it was falling asleep lol

    • @nanapam6376
      @nanapam6376 8 месяцев назад

      @@SavedByJesus-pi3yu Good point! I guess I just assumed. I did have a husband that did that for me when I was pregnant with his three sons. He just outgrew it as the boys got older. Lol

    • @oldsalt8011
      @oldsalt8011 3 месяца назад

      They are out there. Try an ANTIFA rally. You will have to make the first move. They are scared to talk to the opposite sex.

    • @lisalightning210
      @lisalightning210 2 месяца назад +1

      ​@@SavedByJesus-pi3yu
      Most likely a momma and her older baby..

  • @dianemessina2964
    @dianemessina2964 9 месяцев назад +34

    This video is so precious it warms my heart to see the care and concern you have shown towards these squirrels.

  • @KenjiMapes
    @KenjiMapes 9 месяцев назад +9

    I’m a huge cat & dog lover but also every since I was a kid I’ve loved rabbits, marmots, otters, beavers, chipmunks & squirrels. When I was a little kid My Mom always fed the birds & squirrels in our yard so I became very fond of squirrels & they are nostalgic to me due to those memories. They are adorable & quite smart & very industrious little buggers. Watching them is actually relaxing & their little quirks are funny. Glad these guys have a nice little apartment now that keeps them warm & safe.

  • @nancyoffenhiser4916
    @nancyoffenhiser4916 6 месяцев назад +5

    I have two Black Squirrels in an oak tree In my backyard. That tree is hollow and it needs to come down so thanks for saying that they breed in June as well. The tree is going to have to come down this fall and I want to get a nice nest box for them so that they can continue their families.
    I have several walnut trees so they love it!

  • @christopherlittle4725
    @christopherlittle4725 13 дней назад +2

    I love how they felt the need to clarify that it was "humanmade". LOL like imagine the squirells out there with a hammer and nails building it themselves. Not to be mean it just gave me a good laugh.

  • @Kathryn1988
    @Kathryn1988 10 месяцев назад +15

    I got my dad a box for his birthday and I hope he enjoys putting it up and the squirrels or some kind of animal makes a home inside. ❤

  • @SavedByJesus-pi3yu
    @SavedByJesus-pi3yu 8 месяцев назад +8

    It’s funny how the one squirrel is just sitting there almost looks like it’s sleeping while the other squirrel is super active and excited to decorate and get things done. Not sure if it’s a mates pair or just friends but it reminds me of how human couples are when they move into a new home. The man is usually laid back but the wife is eager to decorate and busy planning how to renovate and make the place seem “homey”. The busy squirrel would be the wife in this scenerio

    • @ephemerics
      @ephemerics 2 месяца назад +3

      I believe the laid back squirrel is pregnant

  • @Sunset_is_my_dog
    @Sunset_is_my_dog 8 месяцев назад +6

    In Florida, we have these squirrels. They are cute. Love the video! ❤

  • @donnastormer9652
    @donnastormer9652 9 месяцев назад +9

    Thank you so much for this video years ago I lived in Seaback, Washington and I built a squirrel house for the red squirrel that lived in the fir tree next to our house and when we opened it that little squirrel had filled the whole thing tight with the moss that grows on those trees up there And he had made a tunnel to sleep in. I'm sure he was toasty warm all winter, but that was before the days of trail cams or GoPro.

  • @kellylestig4941
    @kellylestig4941 7 дней назад +2

    Awesome video! Thanks for sharing

  • @jdrose1000
    @jdrose1000 3 месяца назад +1

    This is so cute! I have squirrels that are always around and would love to have a box like this!

  • @foxeh123
    @foxeh123 9 дней назад +2

    That must be so cozy

  • @kwd-2023
    @kwd-2023 11 дней назад +1

    My favorite animal!

  • @sethstriker
    @sethstriker 13 минут назад

    Thank you for sharing. That's really cool!

  • @Johny40Se7en
    @Johny40Se7en 11 месяцев назад +16

    Bloody gorgeous. Love how cosy they are in there together 😊🤗🥰

  • @prettyimages2153
    @prettyimages2153 9 месяцев назад +6

    Beautiful squirrels and the nest

  • @lordvalentine471
    @lordvalentine471 Год назад +142

    I realize this is a video but that squirrel was wasted no time and claiming that box I can see his point with housing prices

    • @nohandle4u2see
      @nohandle4u2see Год назад +9

      He probably felt it was much better than "living in a van... Down by the river". (Which, it is) I noticed only one seemed to do all the moving in. The other was just chilling.

    • @gastondoumerc7863
      @gastondoumerc7863 11 месяцев назад +5

      Ha! Yeah, I bet the Redfin ad stated, “Lovely studio apartment, top floor unit, 1 sq/ft, renovated with lots of light. No HOA fees. Won’t last long. $850,000.”

    • @FlyingNoodle554
      @FlyingNoodle554 9 месяцев назад +2

      I had a stroke just reading this 😂

    • @robmichael8136
      @robmichael8136 7 месяцев назад +1

      A lot of poor millennials come here lol

  • @mlbrooks4066
    @mlbrooks4066 6 месяцев назад +7

    The babies came down from the nest in the oak tree outside my house on June 2. Pandemonium as they chased each other around for four hours, then all went on their way. It happens that way every year. Last year one stopped to press its face up against the window to look at me. This year, one of the babies has a bright red tail.

  • @robmarsh6668
    @robmarsh6668 5 дней назад +3

    Ive been afraid of squirrels ever since i saw Christmas Vacation. This video really turned me around

  • @RocketSpam0
    @RocketSpam0 6 месяцев назад +11

    Thanks for mentioning it was human made. I would have thought they were very talented squirrels

  • @suzmaca650
    @suzmaca650 11 месяцев назад +6

    Thank you for posting

  • @shawncosmos5431
    @shawncosmos5431 Месяц назад +2

    Great video!

  • @hppower_and_squirrels
    @hppower_and_squirrels 8 месяцев назад +9

    Beautiful fur babies 🐿🐾😍💙🩷

  • @squirrelbaby-c7r
    @squirrelbaby-c7r 4 месяца назад +2

    Cute love story ❤

  • @colinstepek8062
    @colinstepek8062 3 дня назад +1

    Seems one is doing all the work.

  • @annwithaplan9766
    @annwithaplan9766 7 месяцев назад +10

    Nice footage. Thanks. I might try and make them a home, too.

  • @ЛарисаБесперстова
    @ЛарисаБесперстова 10 месяцев назад +6

    Какие хозяйственные милые зверушки. Оценили Вашу заботу, радуют любителей белочек. Интересно наблюдать за ними. 🤣😅😂☝🐿

  • @randyreal5871
    @randyreal5871 11 дней назад

    Cute squirrels 😀😀

  • @westside04
    @westside04 11 месяцев назад +9

    I feed them🥜 🐿 here in my neighborhood! Jefferson Park, chicago 🇺🇲 !!

  • @sarahmccalip1999
    @sarahmccalip1999 11 месяцев назад +2

    So cute!

  • @AprilMontanez-h2w
    @AprilMontanez-h2w 4 месяца назад +2

    I hope they will be warm this Winter

  • @Domidonia
    @Domidonia 9 месяцев назад +3

    So cute ❤❤

  • @michaeldupree4360
    @michaeldupree4360 3 дня назад +1

    Could you do a video or show how you built this box I feed about 6-8 at my house, I love em!

  • @michelemeadows1702
    @michelemeadows1702 7 месяцев назад +1

    Love watching this 🎉❤

  • @patricianewman5233
    @patricianewman5233 8 дней назад +1

    I have both red and grey squirrels here in Missouri.

  • @RocketSpam0
    @RocketSpam0 4 месяца назад +4

    I could read that Squirrels mind.."SERIOUSLY?! OH HELL YEAH!!!!"

  • @RocketSpam0
    @RocketSpam0 6 месяцев назад +2

    I would love to put these around for our neighborhood squirells except my neighbor already hates me because the nuts I give to them get buried in his yard. Eeeek. Very kind of you to do this for them

  • @bananabuttons6637
    @bananabuttons6637 Год назад +12

    Ive started taking nuts to the park when we walk our dog. There are several squirrels there and they chatter at us when we walk by.

    • @VersinKettorix
      @VersinKettorix 11 месяцев назад +4

      The chattering is just the first sign of trouble. When the squirrels start forming up and snapping their fingers in unison and waving little knives around while doing some kind of _West Side Story_ dance number, you'll know they have formed a gang and that the park is now their turf.

  • @mark6302
    @mark6302 6 дней назад +1

    I like squirrels

  • @michelemeadows1702
    @michelemeadows1702 7 месяцев назад +1

    This is so cool 😎 🎉

  • @Magic1234R
    @Magic1234R Год назад +7

    I love squirrels!!!!!

  • @katrinaward5769
    @katrinaward5769 8 месяцев назад

    Really great photography 🇬🇧

  • @New_Zealand_1
    @New_Zealand_1 6 месяцев назад +2

    Wish we had Squirrels and Sloths here

  • @alliehamilton-calhoun162
    @alliehamilton-calhoun162 Год назад +17

    I've only ever had fox squirrels in my central illinois neighborhood. Almost 40 years in my current house & I had a gray squirrel show up for the first time last year. I was ecstatic, I'd never seen one before. He got chased by the fox squirrels and only stayed a few months. I hope he's alright, wherever he went. My neighbors all hate me for feeding them and attracting them to the neighborhood. Sorry, not sorry 😊

    • @cappystrano1
      @cappystrano1 11 месяцев назад +1

      Ha ha, that’s cool! Wait till they get to the wiring in your car!😊

    • @dwightschrute900
      @dwightschrute900 11 месяцев назад +2

      Worth it

  • @Coffee240
    @Coffee240 7 месяцев назад +1

    ❤❤this is so cool 😊

  • @lolasimmons9152
    @lolasimmons9152 Год назад +9

    Hi again. Thanks so much for filming this video along with the information. I have always liked squirrels since I was a child and now I am 55 and still like them. I love all of God's creatures except the mosquitoes lol.

  • @unfundedopportunities7278
    @unfundedopportunities7278 6 месяцев назад

    I will look into a nest box. Can you direct me to plans?
    Many of the trees around me have been removed, and it is impacting the squirrels and birds.
    I try to leave the acorns, and some leaves, every fall. My neighbor has landscapers do fall cleanup, with their blowers. Nothing is left behind.

  • @beroukhiaeliana2435
    @beroukhiaeliana2435 11 месяцев назад +1

    Magnifique 😊❤❤❤

  • @djpoolservice
    @djpoolservice 11 месяцев назад +4

    How big is the hole to enter and exit?

    • @IllinoisBackyardBirdsNWildlife
      @IllinoisBackyardBirdsNWildlife  11 месяцев назад +6

      Thanks for watching. The hole diameter is 3 inches. This will protect the squirrels from predators like raccoons, cats and owls.

  • @sabrecomedys3189
    @sabrecomedys3189 Месяц назад +1

    City cut down infe Ted Elm Trees and home to several small. Fur bearing creatures, a neoighbour puts out cat food and squirrels find nourishment,; hence.
    The squirrels stay put and live in a small tree with next to no coverage, I think we need to build a box for these small fur bearing animals.

  • @barbarahowell5438
    @barbarahowell5438 8 месяцев назад +1

    Yes squirrels are omnivors. That's the way they live. It's nature. Much of the earth's critters are omnivorous. It nature. No worries mate.

  • @amazai84
    @amazai84 Год назад +4

    THANKS FOR THE VIDEO

  • @georgewbushcenterforintell147
    @georgewbushcenterforintell147 8 дней назад

    Ive always wondered were they go after 3 pm .

  • @tubecontributor3206
    @tubecontributor3206 День назад

    Same with me and P'Nut. Bless you for putting up the box. Did you make it or where did you buy it?

  • @JamminClemmons
    @JamminClemmons 7 месяцев назад +2

    Watch the Dad scramble to gather leaves, while the (future) mom sits at the foot of the box and watch!!!!!!!!!!!!
    Mama Mia!!!

  • @D3PTA
    @D3PTA 6 месяцев назад +1

    What camera do you use for the inside? I want to make a house like that and film

  • @Mike44460
    @Mike44460 11 месяцев назад +8

    My Jack Russell Terrier goes bananas when she sees one. When she was younger, she almost caught one. She was fast in her day.

  • @tripodcatz5532
    @tripodcatz5532 11 месяцев назад +22

    Here in the United States, squirrels also run for political office.

    • @EmilyTienne
      @EmilyTienne 9 месяцев назад +8

      We’d be better off if we had actual squirrels in the halls of Congress.

    • @theviewer7262
      @theviewer7262 7 месяцев назад +1

      Yeah wed probably fare better

    • @brianflower5490
      @brianflower5490 15 дней назад

      We might as well have squirrels in parliament for all most of the MP.s. can do though they usually work harder at fixing their own nests up, at least our so-called leaders Do. !

  • @purnapulami7648
    @purnapulami7648 11 месяцев назад +3

    What camera did you use and how you keep your power supply?

    • @IllinoisBackyardBirdsNWildlife
      @IllinoisBackyardBirdsNWildlife  11 месяцев назад +3

      I use Green Feathers camera, it is wired with 12V power supply. If you want to buy one the link is in the description.

    • @purnapulami7648
      @purnapulami7648 11 месяцев назад +1

      @@IllinoisBackyardBirdsNWildlife thank you for quick response. I will get one

  • @sirviendoenamoralprojimo.7398
    @sirviendoenamoralprojimo.7398 6 месяцев назад

    Nice home

  • @theurbanghost
    @theurbanghost 2 месяца назад

    Why do they start gnawing the insides of the box when they first enter?

  • @ericbuonomo5716
    @ericbuonomo5716 11 месяцев назад +2

    Where can I buy the squirrel house from ? I do not see it on the site.

  • @justinharper6909
    @justinharper6909 11 месяцев назад +9

    Thanks for telling us that it was a human made box. I was just thinking where the squirrels got their screwdrivers from.

  • @jasonallen8077
    @jasonallen8077 7 месяцев назад

    Can you share what kind of camera you’re using inside the box that also has audio?

  • @TheBennie102103
    @TheBennie102103 11 дней назад

    I remember my dad calling them tree rats 😆

  • @suzywernet5312
    @suzywernet5312 5 месяцев назад +1

    Is the male and the female in the house??

  • @williamgunn6415
    @williamgunn6415 Год назад +22

    Two young squirrels found a good nest box to keep warm in the winter time and bring nuts to snack the weather very badly.

  • @bonjovirocks24
    @bonjovirocks24 8 месяцев назад +14

    There is no way a human made this. I saw 3 squirrels making a similar wooden box home just yesterday. I think the squirrels started selling them on Amazon, too.

  • @lanedaw811
    @lanedaw811 9 месяцев назад +3

    I love squirrels, I have raised 3 sets of abandoned babies and released them on our property.

  • @dindermufflin7932
    @dindermufflin7932 5 месяцев назад +1

    When your'e a squirrel but you were a bird in a past life.

  • @fantasia55
    @fantasia55 6 месяцев назад +1

    Why did the squirrel chew wood?

    •  8 дней назад

      To get to the other side.

  • @kellylestig4941
    @kellylestig4941 7 дней назад

    I love it, do you sell these? I’d like several

  • @temarishi
    @temarishi 8 месяцев назад

    I have a question. When two or three squirrels build a nest together to sleep, it means they are family, a couple to pass winter, or they can stay together even if they are from other families as a form of survival? These two seems a couple or two family members staying together.

    • @IllinoisBackyardBirdsNWildlife
      @IllinoisBackyardBirdsNWildlife  8 месяцев назад

      Seems to me they are siblings, they left the shelter as soon as winter ends

    • @temarishi
      @temarishi 8 месяцев назад

      @@IllinoisBackyardBirdsNWildlife thank you!!

  • @metincetinkaya7947
    @metincetinkaya7947 9 месяцев назад +1

    Nice and original video. If baby squirrels can also be recorded, I'm sure it will attract more attention.

  • @StamfordBridge
    @StamfordBridge 8 месяцев назад

    What do you suppose was the reason for the initial chewing?

  • @JohnSmith-lf8kg
    @JohnSmith-lf8kg 11 месяцев назад +11

    This box needs a ledge on the inside below the entrance. Half the size of the inside diameter. A raccoon can still reach inside and can easily grab a squirrel.

    • @IllinoisBackyardBirdsNWildlife
      @IllinoisBackyardBirdsNWildlife  11 месяцев назад +7

      Thanks for the suggestions. I put an inch ledge inside and half inch plate outside the entrance hole.

    • @nanapam6376
      @nanapam6376 9 месяцев назад +4

      As a mother, I was a nervous wreck after the chewed away the wood to expose the metal screws. I mean ‘you could put an eye out!’😂

  • @gospelofrye6881
    @gospelofrye6881 9 месяцев назад +3

    I know I need to go to bed because I just came here after watching a bunch of bird nest videos including your house wren vid, and I saw this thumbnail and clicked while thinking "oooh squirrels I wonder how many eggs they laid..." *sigh*:

  • @dimakariya1991
    @dimakariya1991 11 месяцев назад +2

    Nice 😻

  • @sinsidemir6956
    @sinsidemir6956 6 месяцев назад +2

    She said she doesn't like nightstands 😉

  • @Big_Bulli
    @Big_Bulli 11 дней назад +1

    Damn, you got some scrawny squirrels in IL. The fat ones we have here in OH would never fit in that tiny hole

  • @oldsalt8011
    @oldsalt8011 3 месяца назад

    Here in the United States, squirrels are protected from the hot sun with bikini bottoms.

  • @Lyricalxs
    @Lyricalxs Год назад +1

    I may get a nest box for the oak tree in my yard. there are always squirrels in it. Thanks....

  • @GrymmTymm1313
    @GrymmTymm1313 7 месяцев назад +5

    Need some sort of block in front of/ right inside the hole to prevent larger animals from reaching in to get them

  • @petname
    @petname 11 месяцев назад +1

    why do they chew on the inside wood?

  • @dariushhaghighi7303
    @dariushhaghighi7303 11 месяцев назад +1

    Really nice ❤

  • @avalon1rae
    @avalon1rae 11 месяцев назад +1

    Greyt video 😊

  • @brentjodrey5114
    @brentjodrey5114 7 месяцев назад +1

    they are in kings county nova scotia

  • @GamingBren
    @GamingBren 6 месяцев назад +1

    the amount of wood they shaved off though

  • @willhorting5317
    @willhorting5317 20 часов назад

    "This is a humanmade squirrel nesting box."
    Well no ****! Did you expect us to think that the squirrels built it themselves?

  • @Me97202
    @Me97202 8 дней назад

    Fun fact… in California, this home would sell for $340,000.

  • @scotsmanofnewengland7713
    @scotsmanofnewengland7713 11 месяцев назад +1

    We have so many squirrels here in New England and my backyard as well. I love wildlife but when they dig up my garden and the mulch I have around my house time for them to go. The past 3 years I have trapped over 40 + squirrels and drive at least 5 miles to release them into the woods outside town. This year 2024 I have at least 6 of them playing grab ass and time for them to go come spring.