argh, I lost my post. I will recap as much as I can now...
This morning, I looked out our backyard door to see if the sun was out and shining. Reason being, I need to shoot a standard negative for my color photography class. asterpharmacy.com
To my delight, the sun was shining, the skies were clear, and it looked quite promising. Double bonus, I discovered that the wildflowers that I had scattered seed for last summer had grown beautifully and were blossoming quite well! This put me in a pretty good mood. I called Kevin over to admire the flowers, when we noticed that there was a baby squirrel right in front of us.
There has been quite the explosion of baby animals roaming our yards and parks... definitely a sign that spring is here.
But unfortunately, this baby squirrel was injured. Badly. We suspect that the cat had attacked it and left it lying there once it was no longer "fun" for her to play with. *sigh* Cats will be cats.
We gently placed Squirrel in a box and I immediately drove it over to the Wildlife Center of Silicon Valley (which is about twenty minutes away) for urgent care. What a wonderful facility! I am glad that such a place exists around here. I donated to their cause, as well as expressed interest in volunteering.
I hope that Squirrel will be alright, and I will be checking with the center in a few days. I am prepared to learn if he/she does not make it, but at least I know that it will be less painful than being left in the backyard. I left the center, knowing that I had accomplished my good turn for the day.
Good karma.
transmitted by Jack on April 19, 2003 02:51 PM:( Poor thang.
We have suicidal squirrels around here. They seem to enjoy running in between car tires while they're moving. I'm lucky if a week goes by where I don't end up standing on the brakes to avoid smooshing a squirrel that's darted out in front of me. Crazy buggers. I think they do it on purpose to see how many accidents they can cause.
transmitted by Mikey on April 19, 2003 03:43 PMWhat a good thing you did! I wish I knew of places around L.A. that took in critters like that...
transmitted by :: jozjozjoz :: on April 20, 2003 04:18 PMOnce after a terrible wind storm, its a Kansas thing. I found a squirrel's nest that had been blown down next to our back door with one baby squirrel in it. I had to get to work but my wife and son took it out to the wildlife rescue place near Lawrence, KS. They asked if there were more, it's rare for there to be only one in a nest. After work I looked around and then looked in the gutter, there were two more there that I figured were dead as they had been there all day. But when I picked them up to dispose of them they started squirming. Back to the rescue place. We checked back every couple of days or so and they did well and recovered enough to be set free. Oh yea, feral cats are horrible for killing native wildlife.
transmitted by randy on April 21, 2003 09:05 AM