The squirrels have been harvesting hazelnuts from the trees and hiding them to be retrieved in the winter.
Along comes Woodrow the Woodpecker, innocently looking for bugs.
Ronald Rabbit knows the squirrels wouldn’t like their stash to be unearthed, but, “What to do? What to do?”
“Mind your own business, Ronald,” says Woodrow. “That’s “What to do’!”
“I’m telling,” shouts Ronald. “The people will let their dog out and then you’ll be sorry.” Meanwhile, I have one leg raised and ready to make a run for it.
“Look out, you guys! Here I come. And don’t forget! I may be a teddy bear in the house, but I’m a wolverine in the field.”
“Are you serious?” Woodrow calls to Ronald. “Now that the dog is out, we’ll all have to make a run for it.”
“Aw, do what you want. I’m going up here to higher ground and — oh! What have we here? A hole in the tree. Anybody home?”
And so life goes on … unless you’re a bug in that tree.








August 29, 2025 at 12:08 am
A beautiful collection of wildlife photos, Anneli, and I like your accompanying story. Emma looks so sweet.
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August 29, 2025 at 12:30 am
She was just a baby wolverine here.
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August 29, 2025 at 12:33 am
😊
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August 29, 2025 at 12:36 am
Nice story Anneli, how are you?😍
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August 29, 2025 at 12:43 am
Good now. Thanks, Arlene. Just got over a wicked bout of Covid. Thought we were all done with that!
Hope you are keeping well.
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August 29, 2025 at 1:38 am
Sweet, dear Anneli
Happy weekend
The Fab Four of Cley
🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂
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August 29, 2025 at 9:43 am
Thanks, KB. You have a good weekend too.
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August 29, 2025 at 2:53 am
Super photos and a brilliant commentary again
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August 29, 2025 at 9:44 am
Thanks, Helen. Have a great weekend. September is coming up!
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August 29, 2025 at 2:56 am
Watch out, Ronald!🤭 Woodpecker seems to be safe. I enjoyed the photos.
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August 29, 2025 at 9:47 am
So right! Ronald is probably at most risk. He was busy scolding Woodrow, but when he turned to run through the gate, a dog was walking his off-leash owners who were some distance away, so it could have ended badly if Ronald hadn’t stopped inside his safety zone.
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August 29, 2025 at 5:41 am
What a collection of characters, and a great story line!
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August 29, 2025 at 7:05 am
Yes, I have a fairly big family of characters who live near me, Linda. Thanks for indulging me in my fantasies.
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August 29, 2025 at 7:25 am
That was fun.
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August 29, 2025 at 7:37 am
Your friends are cute and entertaining. Thanks Anneli. Forest friends foraging feverously.
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August 29, 2025 at 8:33 am
I agree, Brad. In fine form, furred and feathered fellows fuss fast and furiously, finding food.
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August 29, 2025 at 12:08 pm
Fantastic! 😍
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August 29, 2025 at 2:30 pm
“Final” word goes to you, Brad. Good job.
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August 29, 2025 at 4:33 pm
😬
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August 29, 2025 at 8:59 am
Anneli, you’re at your best telling forest friends’ stories, ⭐️. Started my day with a big Smile 😊. Thanks , 🤗 Marsha
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August 29, 2025 at 9:47 am
Happy to hear that, Marsha.
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August 29, 2025 at 9:43 am
While looking at the pictures and your text to go with them, I felt like I was in a fairytale. Very sweet post!
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August 29, 2025 at 9:51 am
Good to hear! That was my intention. Welcome to my little animal world.
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August 29, 2025 at 11:47 am
Great picture story, Anneli. Our squirrels, btw, don’t really have to store food for the winter as there’s always enough falling down from our bird feeders. And we also put out corn cobs.
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August 29, 2025 at 6:14 pm
We supplement the squirrels’ food too, but mainly it’s to keep them around.
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August 30, 2025 at 1:33 pm
Well, we have so many around and we don’t have really severe winters, so we actually don’t need to feed them to keep them around: they’re ubiquitous.
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August 30, 2025 at 5:39 pm
I understand. Here, it’s quite nasty for some part of the winter so we try to help them out.
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August 29, 2025 at 12:27 pm
From those pictures, that rabbit looks huge!
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August 29, 2025 at 6:18 pm
He is a good size. Either that, or his fur is reeeeeeally fluffy.
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August 29, 2025 at 3:27 pm
A busy time of year. Lovely photos of the woodpecker and rabbit. I’ve seen neither this summer.
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August 29, 2025 at 3:30 pm
Thanks, Belinda.
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August 30, 2025 at 2:31 am
I love the photos and the story that goes with them.
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August 30, 2025 at 6:30 am
I’m so happy to hear that, Vivienne. Have a great weekend.
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August 30, 2025 at 10:34 am
I love this and the photos are beautiful. The woodpecker and the hole in the tree gave me a giggle.
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August 30, 2025 at 12:00 pm
I suppose the woodpeckers do a good thing by eating the bugs that would otherwise get into the tree. Glad you enjoyed this, Mags. Thanks for reading.
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August 30, 2025 at 12:14 pm
I suppose they probably do too. You are welcome.
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August 30, 2025 at 12:00 pm
A delightful post, Anneli! Wonderful narrative and photos.
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August 30, 2025 at 12:01 pm
Thanks a lot, Lauren.
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August 30, 2025 at 3:16 pm
Love this story, Anneli. Happy Labor Day Weekend!
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August 30, 2025 at 5:40 pm
Thanks, Carol. Enjoy your weekend too.
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August 31, 2025 at 5:35 am
This was terrific, Anneli! 😀
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August 31, 2025 at 7:31 am
Thank you, Jennie.
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September 1, 2025 at 5:01 am
You’re welcome, Anneli.
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September 1, 2025 at 3:46 pm
A sweet story and accompanying images. Ronald is a cutie. 😘
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September 1, 2025 at 3:47 pm
He looks well fed, doesn’t he?😀
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September 2, 2025 at 4:34 am
😍
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