The Squirrel's Retirement Plan

The first snow of 2024 was falling.

So I decided to take a walk and enjoy its beauty, take a few pictures and tell a little story.

So in the previous post,

we talked about their Area, Habitat, Domain & Reach, and how the elderly, 2 to 4+ year old Squirrels, retire to a remote location,

away from the other squirrels and

more importantly, away from humans.

(Click to zoom)

This is where I live,

a small town right outside the capital of Denmark.

The marking in the down right corner

is where I live.

To the left of it, is our large forest, with miles and miles of dense trees,

small streams, lakes and pounds.

This is our local squirrels retirement plan.

There isn't a lot of predators here in Denmark,

but there are a few.

We have few different Forest Marten's. Which looks absolutely adorable, but don't let that fool you, they are vicious hunters. They can rip apart cats and small foxes, with little to no effort. They are a little larger than a ferret.

Speaking of Foxes,

we also have some of those.

The European Red Fox.

Then we have our version of a Badger.

Which also looks adorable and a little like a Raccoon, although we don't have Raccoons here.

We also have a few small snakes, but those are usually harmless.

They don't have any venom and their main food is insects,

small bird eggs and tiny animals like mice.

Then we move on to the squirrels biggest threat, Birds of Prey.

We have a wide range of hawks here,

as well as a few owls.

(Note that the previous photos are NOT mine)

That's about it, there are no other predators here,

no wolfs, bears or anything in between.

So even though we do have some, it's relatively "safe",

compared to other counties in the world.

That's enough of my little rant,

if you made it this far, thank you.

Here are the pictures I took: