Danged mulberry thief!!!
By JJ
@JolietJake (50190)
May 30, 2016 2:22pm CST
Sometimes you can't win for losing. 
I was photographing some of the young squirrels feeding out front that have started showing up in the last week...about half the size of the adults, and I always like watching them grow. 
And then I came in here to the bedroom and started uploading photos to facebook...and out the back window, I see a third one...and he's eating my mulberries!!! 
Dag nabbit, I left that tree up for me when I was cleaning the brush out, not for him!
But I didn't have the heart to chase him off...heck, he's just a baby...and I have more mulberry trees.
But still...hope he don't eat 'em all.
I was photographing some of the young squirrels feeding out front that have started showing up in the last week...about half the size of the adults, and I always like watching them grow.
And then I came in here to the bedroom and started uploading photos to facebook...and out the back window, I see a third one...and he's eating my mulberries!!!
Dag nabbit, I left that tree up for me when I was cleaning the brush out, not for him!
But I didn't have the heart to chase him off...heck, he's just a baby...and I have more mulberry trees.
But still...hope he don't eat 'em all.29 people like this
27 responses
@JohnRoberts (109845)
• Los Angeles, California
30 May 16
Where is Scar when you need him? What kind of watch cat is he?
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@much2say (57649)
• Los Angeles, California
30 May 16
We have a friend who would LOVE to have that squirrel . . . he hates those mulberries falling to the ground and messing up his yards (kids come over all the time and end up squishing them all over the place). They don't like to eat them either - so a squirrel who will devour them would be perfect . . . can you ask him if he's willing to relocate to Southern CA? 
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@JolietJake (50190)
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30 May 16
I could send them about a half/dozen...but none of the white ones
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@much2say (57649)
• Los Angeles, California
31 May 16
@JolietJake Oh yah, I forgot that you had white ones there! I've never seen a white one here - I don't think I've ever seen a white one in person at all! Maybe you can send me a couple of those 
!
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@JolietJake (50190)
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31 May 16
@much2say I can send you a couple bottles of bleach and some pink contact lenses with the grey ones
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@celticeagle (175827)
• Boise, Idaho
30 May 16
You ole softy. I guess they have to eat too and they don't have a nice pet like Scar does.
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@celticeagle (175827)
• Boise, Idaho
30 May 16
@JolietJake ....Good insensitive to keep it cleared.
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@MarshaMusselman (38837)
• Midland, Michigan
31 May 16
@JolietJake So they may have been enjoying that tree all along, but you didn't know it because of all the stuff around it earlier?
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@JolietJake (50190)
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30 May 16
It was right in the absolute perfect spot outside my window to be seen since I cleared all the junk away...
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Silly squirrels, those mulberries aren't for you.@KristenH (33534)
• Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
31 May 16
@JolietJake I don't know, JJ. Maybe.
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@JolietJake (50190)
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31 May 16
You'd think they'd be satisfied with the corn we put out for them
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@HazySue (39265)
• Gouverneur, New York
30 May 16
@JolietJake I hope you saves you a few. I wouldn't have the heart to shoo him away either.
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@HazySue (39265)
• Gouverneur, New York
31 May 16
@JolietJake isn't that the truth.
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@fishtiger58 (29819)
• Momence, Illinois
31 May 16
When we first moved to our current home we had a mulberry tree but the birds ate them all and pooped purple on my cars. I couldn't stand that so we cut the tree down.
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@JolietJake (50190)
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31 May 16
Yeah, there's a tendency for that to happen, unfortunately.
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@fishtiger58 (29819)
• Momence, Illinois
31 May 16
@JolietJake Yea pretty darn nasty, bird poop is nasty but when it's purple omg
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@crossbones27 (50781)
• Mojave, California
30 May 16
Look at it this way. They help pollinate the Mulberries.
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@wittynet (4421)
• Philippines
1 Jun 16
@JolietJake, wow! I never thought you are doing that. 
How nice of you.
How nice of you.1 person likes this
@JolietJake (50190)
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31 May 16
I'm already putting out 2-3 ears of corn and scattering other food out, you'd think they'd be happy with that
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@rebelann (114141)
• El Paso, Texas
30 May 16
Awww, wadda lil cutie ..... I don't have that problem but I have to admit my mulberry trees don't produce as much as I'd like, either that or the birds are gettin all those berries. I guess it's just a bit too hot here, it's already 89 which is cooler that it was a couple days ago but still a bit too hot for the birds. They're only out in the mornings before 10am these days. We're suppose to get up to 101 by next Thursday.
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@rebelann (114141)
• El Paso, Texas
31 May 16
The heat doesn't bother me as much as humidity does @JolietJake I'm betting you've got high humidity which makes anything over 80 muggy.
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@JolietJake (50190)
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31 May 16
Ugh. We've been good here so far, we've hit the mid-80's once or twice, but it's mostly been in the mid-70's.
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@JolietJake (50190)
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31 May 16
At least they haven't found the other trees...yet
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@JolietJake (50190)
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31 May 16
He wants to climb the trees after them, but I keep his lead too short
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@trivia79 (7828)
• El Segundo, California
31 May 16
@JolietJake there is a large net for that.
you can also wrap each group of fruits in a mini net or transparent plastic.
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@JolietJake (50190)
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31 May 16
The tree is a little too tall for that or I'd consider it
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@JolietJake (50190)
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31 May 16
They're just lucky I have more trees...and they're cute...or else they'd be supper!
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@JolietJake (50190)
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30 May 16
My blackberry bush flowered real nice, it's just getting ready to have berries start showing, some of my raspberries are doing real good.
@MarshaMusselman (38837)
• Midland, Michigan
31 May 16
I didn't know mulberries were actually edible, JJ, and by the way, I like the current avatar better than one of your most recent ones.This one makes it look as if you could have possibly invented the things stated on your profile.
I don't have any fruit trees for squirrels to enjoy, but I do have a large walnut tree. I don't really mind them eating all the nts or saving them for their winter food, but I don't like it when they leave their messes on my railing on the porch and ramp..
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@JolietJake (50190)
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31 May 16
Ripe mulberries are delicious.
I have a huge tree at the south end of the property that's at least 50 years old or so, but it isn't producing as much as it used to.
I have a huge tree at the south end of the property that's at least 50 years old or so, but it isn't producing as much as it used to.1 person likes this
@CrazyAnimaLady (279)
• United States
30 May 16
Cute little guy. I'm sure he'll agree to share.
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