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Nimble Fingers

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If I hadn’t been able to watch squirrels up close in our yard, I might never have learned how dexterous their hands are. They can spin a walnut around to get at all the parts. Their little fingers are more nimble than those of some humans.

Watch how easily Crispin spins the walnut shell around to get at all the parts.

Little fingers work so well,

Flipping ’round the walnut shell, 

Making sure to get the best

Walnut meat, and then digest.

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37 thoughts on “Nimble Fingers

  1. Ursula's avatar

    How sweet Crispin is. I could watch him doing this walnut feast much longer. The little poem is very sweet too.

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  2. Lynette d'Arty-Cross's avatar

    Thanks for including the video, Anneli. Very enjoyable. Crispin looks very healthy and his coat is beautiful, especially the colour. Agreed; those tiny delicate hands are amazing!

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  3. Liz's avatar

    Very lovely to see. Thank you for sharing that video clip.
    I enjoy watching squirrels when the opportunity arises.

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  4. Grant at Tame Your Book's avatar

    Thanks, Anneli, and they’re so cute. We feel such joy when we view our amazing world.

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  5. shoreacres's avatar

    I still remember the day we realized we had to change the padlocks on the pet squirrel’s large home aviary and traveling cage. He managed to open one combination lock, so we had to start using keyed locks. That’s nimble (and a lot of patience on his part).

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  6. hase956's avatar

    Dear Annelie
    so nice
    it makes me smiling
    Erika 🙂

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  7. Writing to Freedom's avatar

    Amazing ambidextrous agile acrobats.

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  8. Jacqui Murray's avatar

    That is amazing. Great video, Anneli.

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  9. John's avatar

    He’s sooo cute! And so nimble, his movements are very precise. ❤️😍

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  10. Miriam Hurdle's avatar

    Excellent video, Anneli! Did you install a camera system? There’s an acorn tree by my daughter’s house. We collect acorns for our squirrels whenever we’re there.

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  11. Mags Win's avatar

    They are interesting and smart little critters to watch. You got a very good video of Crispin.

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  12. Lauren Scott, Author's avatar

    Great video, Anneli, and they are amazing!

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  13. Book Club Mom's avatar

    Nimble indeed…and patient too!

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  14. Jennie's avatar

    Crispin would love to meet our fellow squirrels. They store walnuts in the barn. One day the walnuts are green, and a few days later they are shelled and eaten by the squirrels.

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  15. dgkaye's avatar

    Oh yes. Those varmints are quite adept. I watched a few last year at an all inclusive in Mexico just waiting for people to get up from a breakfast table to hop up a chair, onto the table, and lift the sugarbowl packet lid off. Then go through the packets until they find the raw sugar, hop off, tear open and eat right besides people, they don’t care. Lol 🤣

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