Eastern gray squirrel nest box.

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  • Опубликовано: 24 ноя 2024

Комментарии • 197

  • @erikgilson1687
    @erikgilson1687 8 месяцев назад +45

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

  • @ChrissehCat
    @ChrissehCat 7 месяцев назад +40

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

    • @RocketSpam0
      @RocketSpam0 5 месяцев назад

      Insta-blanket.

    • @reknown123
      @reknown123 4 месяца назад +1

      giant rats with fluffy tails

  • @mattsheezy5469
    @mattsheezy5469 7 месяцев назад +31

    I’ve always liked squirrels ever since childhood 🐿️

  • @mmps18
    @mmps18 8 месяцев назад +30

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

  • @dianemessina2964
    @dianemessina2964 8 месяцев назад +28

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

  • @tymz-r-achangin
    @tymz-r-achangin 8 месяцев назад +63

    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 8 месяцев назад +9

      youd be surprised

    • @gospelofrye6881
      @gospelofrye6881 8 месяцев назад +6

      Never underestimate a squirrel.

    • @jacobhoffman2553
      @jacobhoffman2553 8 месяцев назад +7

      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 8 месяцев назад +2

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

    • @PutlerXLO
      @PutlerXLO 8 месяцев назад

      about 331,9 million? :D

  • @nanapam6376
    @nanapam6376 8 месяцев назад +28

    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 8 месяцев назад +5

      THey don't cheat, either.

    • @SavedByJesus-pi3yu
      @SavedByJesus-pi3yu 7 месяцев назад +6

      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 7 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 2 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 Месяц назад +1

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

  • @RocketSpam0
    @RocketSpam0 5 месяцев назад +6

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

  • @KenjiMapes
    @KenjiMapes 8 месяцев назад +7

    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.

  • @Kathryn1988
    @Kathryn1988 9 месяцев назад +12

    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. ❤

  • @nancyoffenhiser4916
    @nancyoffenhiser4916 5 месяцев назад +2

    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!

  • @arvinbarcenas8806
    @arvinbarcenas8806 День назад

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

  • @jaywinters2483
    @jaywinters2483 8 месяцев назад +25

    Enjoyed. thanx for not ruining it with music

  • @annwithaplan9766
    @annwithaplan9766 6 месяцев назад +9

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

  • @lordvalentine471
    @lordvalentine471 11 месяцев назад +110

    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 11 месяцев назад +7

      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 10 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 8 месяцев назад +2

      I had a stroke just reading this 😂

    • @robmichael8136
      @robmichael8136 6 месяцев назад +1

      A lot of poor millennials come here lol

  • @RocketSpam0
    @RocketSpam0 2 месяца назад +3

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

  • @hppower_and_squirrels
    @hppower_and_squirrels 7 месяцев назад +8

    Beautiful fur babies 🐿🐾😍💙🩷

  • @Sunset_is_my_dog
    @Sunset_is_my_dog 7 месяцев назад +4

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

  • @SavedByJesus-pi3yu
    @SavedByJesus-pi3yu 7 месяцев назад +3

    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 Месяц назад

      I believe the laid back squirrel is pregnant

  • @williamgunn6415
    @williamgunn6415 Год назад +21

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

  • @Johny40Se7en
    @Johny40Se7en 10 месяцев назад +14

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

  • @mlbrooks4066
    @mlbrooks4066 5 месяцев назад +3

    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.

  • @donnastormer9652
    @donnastormer9652 8 месяцев назад +7

    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.

  • @jdrose1000
    @jdrose1000 2 месяца назад

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

  • @DavidGreenberg1963
    @DavidGreenberg1963 26 дней назад

    Great footage! These 2 are probably young siblings- it would be rare for a male and female "couple" to set up house like this.

  • @bonjovirocks24
    @bonjovirocks24 7 месяцев назад +12

    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.

  • @GrymmTymm1313
    @GrymmTymm1313 6 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

  • @shawncosmos5431
    @shawncosmos5431 29 дней назад +2

    Great video!

  • @prettyimages2153
    @prettyimages2153 8 месяцев назад +5

    Beautiful squirrels and the nest

  • @bananabuttons6637
    @bananabuttons6637 11 месяцев назад +11

    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 10 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.

  • @westside04
    @westside04 9 месяцев назад +8

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

  • @RocketSpam0
    @RocketSpam0 5 месяцев назад +1

    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

  • @jiyasharma2327
    @jiyasharma2327 7 дней назад +1

    Why chipmunks are not accepting the same wooden house they didnot even come to explore it 😢

  • @gospelofrye6881
    @gospelofrye6881 8 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*:

  • @squirrelbaby-c7r
    @squirrelbaby-c7r 3 месяца назад +2

    Cute love story ❤

  • @ЛарисаБесперстова
    @ЛарисаБесперстова 9 месяцев назад +6

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

  • @alliehamilton-calhoun162
    @alliehamilton-calhoun162 11 месяцев 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 10 месяцев назад +1

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

    • @dwightschrute900
      @dwightschrute900 10 месяцев назад +2

      Worth it

  • @JohnSmith-lf8kg
    @JohnSmith-lf8kg 10 месяцев назад +10

    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  10 месяцев назад +7

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

    • @nanapam6376
      @nanapam6376 8 месяцев назад +3

      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!’😂

  • @tripodcatz5532
    @tripodcatz5532 10 месяцев назад +21

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

    • @EmilyTienne
      @EmilyTienne 8 месяцев назад +6

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

    • @theviewer7262
      @theviewer7262 6 месяцев назад +1

      Yeah wed probably fare better

  • @barbarahowell5438
    @barbarahowell5438 7 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.

  • @sabrecomedys3189
    @sabrecomedys3189 2 дня 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.

  • @justinharper6909
    @justinharper6909 10 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.

  • @New_Zealand_1
    @New_Zealand_1 5 месяцев назад +1

    Wish we had Squirrels and Sloths here

  • @Mike44460
    @Mike44460 10 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.

  • @suzmaca650
    @suzmaca650 10 месяцев назад +6

    Thank you for posting

  • @AprilMontanez-h2w
    @AprilMontanez-h2w 3 месяца назад +1

    I hope they will be warm this Winter

  • @georgewheeldon-f8s
    @georgewheeldon-f8s 10 месяцев назад +6

    in your eating habits you forgot to mention all the garden birds eggs and young they eat

  • @JamminClemmons
    @JamminClemmons 6 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!!!

  • @Domidonia
    @Domidonia 8 месяцев назад +3

    So cute ❤❤

  • @AuntManda01
    @AuntManda01 8 месяцев назад +3

    They moved in quickly and wasted no time in the remodel 😂

  • @sinsidemir6956
    @sinsidemir6956 5 месяцев назад +2

    She said she doesn't like nightstands 😉

  • @metincetinkaya7947
    @metincetinkaya7947 8 месяцев назад +1

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

  • @dindermufflin7932
    @dindermufflin7932 4 месяца назад +1

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

  • @michelemeadows1702
    @michelemeadows1702 6 месяцев назад +1

    Love watching this 🎉❤

  • @katrinaward5769
    @katrinaward5769 7 месяцев назад

    Really great photography 🇬🇧

  • @oldsalt8011
    @oldsalt8011 2 месяца назад

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

  • @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.

  • @sarahmccalip1999
    @sarahmccalip1999 10 месяцев назад +2

    So cute!

  • @Magic1234R
    @Magic1234R Год назад +6

    I love squirrels!!!!!

  • @minimansonstar
    @minimansonstar 8 месяцев назад +1

    You need a permit to make a house of ANY size. It must have proper plumbing and lighting. 💯

  • @michelemeadows1702
    @michelemeadows1702 6 месяцев назад +1

    This is so cool 😎 🎉

  • @amazai84
    @amazai84 Год назад +4

    THANKS FOR THE VIDEO

  • @scotsmanofnewengland7713
    @scotsmanofnewengland7713 10 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.

  • @herbiesnerd
    @herbiesnerd 6 месяцев назад +1

    Are you sure that’s human made? I thought I saw a small hammer in one squirrel’s hand.

  • @GamingBren
    @GamingBren 5 месяцев назад +1

    the amount of wood they shaved off though

  • @vitalic_drms
    @vitalic_drms 2 месяца назад +1

    special squirrels

  • @Coffee240
    @Coffee240 6 месяцев назад +1

    ❤❤this is so cool 😊

  • @sirviendoenamoralprojimo.7398
    @sirviendoenamoralprojimo.7398 5 месяцев назад

    Nice home

  • @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....

  • @1armeddrummerinaprisonrock244
    @1armeddrummerinaprisonrock244 11 месяцев назад +3

    good to know that its humanmade! Nice :)

  • @unfundedopportunities7278
    @unfundedopportunities7278 5 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 10 месяцев назад +1

    Magnifique 😊❤❤❤

  • @timh8324
    @timh8324 2 дня назад

    Our neighbors squirrel seems to line his nest with trash including a big green plastic bag.

  • @dariushhaghighi7303
    @dariushhaghighi7303 10 месяцев назад +1

    Really nice ❤

  • @dimakariya1991
    @dimakariya1991 10 месяцев назад +2

    Nice 😻

  • @fantasia55
    @fantasia55 5 месяцев назад +1

    Why did the squirrel chew wood?

  • @theurbanghost
    @theurbanghost Месяц назад

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

  • @lanedaw811
    @lanedaw811 8 месяцев назад +3

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

  • @D3PTA
    @D3PTA 5 месяцев назад +1

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

  • @djpoolservice
    @djpoolservice 10 месяцев назад +4

    How big is the hole to enter and exit?

    • @IllinoisBackyardBirdsNWildlife
      @IllinoisBackyardBirdsNWildlife  10 месяцев назад +6

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

  • @avalon1rae
    @avalon1rae 10 месяцев назад +1

    Greyt video 😊

  • @EmilyTienne
    @EmilyTienne 8 месяцев назад +2

    These guys need a separate room just for their tails.

  • @turkeybeard2010
    @turkeybeard2010 8 месяцев назад +1

    They're also known to raid bird nest for eggs and nestings.

  • @purnapulami7648
    @purnapulami7648 10 месяцев назад +3

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

    • @IllinoisBackyardBirdsNWildlife
      @IllinoisBackyardBirdsNWildlife  10 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 10 месяцев назад +1

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

  • @whalley723
    @whalley723 10 месяцев назад +1

    Found out just one of the squirrels was going out to get the leaves while the other arrange the room

  • @ericbuonomo5716
    @ericbuonomo5716 10 месяцев назад +2

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

  • @brentjodrey5114
    @brentjodrey5114 6 месяцев назад +1

    they are in kings county nova scotia

  • @temarishi
    @temarishi 7 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  7 месяцев назад

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

    • @temarishi
      @temarishi 7 месяцев назад

      @@IllinoisBackyardBirdsNWildlife thank you!!

  • @StamfordBridge
    @StamfordBridge 7 месяцев назад

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

  • @baronvongrimm4780
    @baronvongrimm4780 10 месяцев назад +1

    Cool

  • @jasonallen8077
    @jasonallen8077 6 месяцев назад

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

  • @Rob_2020
    @Rob_2020 7 месяцев назад +1

    👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

  • @ВласМакаров-р9г
    @ВласМакаров-р9г 8 месяцев назад +1

    Уютный домик у белочек

  • @garyrock2356
    @garyrock2356 Год назад +1

    I guess by the information supplied that the only design flaw was that bit of wood at the bottom. 😁

  • @suzywernet5312
    @suzywernet5312 4 месяца назад +1

    Is the male and the female in the house??

  • @tisaittibunmee453
    @tisaittibunmee453 7 месяцев назад +1

    👍👍👍👍👍👍

  • @sanbell6951
    @sanbell6951 8 месяцев назад +1

    They gnawed that wood down to the metal screw

  • @petname
    @petname 10 месяцев назад +1

    why do they chew on the inside wood?

  • @supjay3945
    @supjay3945 22 дня назад

    The thumbnail showed both squirrels chewing on the housing materials. Rude

  • @fu3i
    @fu3i 8 месяцев назад

    What camera did you use?