Sunflower Remnants

@JamesHxstatic (29420)

• Eugene, Oregon

19 Sep 16

We have not noticed that. I just got up to sniff the water in these and would describe it as "green."

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (328765)

• Rockingham, Australia

19 Sep 16

@JamesHxstatic Haha. So 'green' is a smell now?

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@JamesHxstatic (29420)

• Eugene, Oregon

19 Sep 16

@JudyEv Wellll... yes, of course it is, didn't you know?

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celticeagle

@celticeagle (161216)

• Boise, Idaho

18 Sep 16

We grew some out on the back by the alley one year and they were sure pretty when they grew up tall and proud out there. We have a family of squirrels here in the back. There's a big oak tree and I can watch them outside my window. They scamper up and down the limbs and chase one another.

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celticeagle

@celticeagle (161216)

• Boise, Idaho

19 Sep 16

@JamesHxstatic ....Those front feet do look formidable.

@JamesHxstatic (29420)

• Eugene, Oregon

19 Sep 16

They are fun to watch alright. I watched one tear a sunflower apart to get the seeds.

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Sue H.

@CinnamonGrl (7083)

• Santa Fe, New Mexico

18 Sep 16

Yes, because I live in a very woodsy area. We get a lot of critters out back and we have no fenced back yard. Squirrels everywhere! The sunflowers are beautiful. I'm glad your wife could retrieve a few!

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Jabo

@jaboUK (64360)

• United Kingdom

18 Sep 16

We have lots of squirrels but no sunflowers. The squirrels are a nuisance - they bury things in the lawn then make lots of holes trying to find them again.

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Jabo

@jaboUK (64360)

• United Kingdom

19 Sep 16

@JamesHxstatic I beg to differ

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@JamesHxstatic (29420)

• Eugene, Oregon

19 Sep 16

But they soooo cute @jabo,

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@JamesHxstatic (29420)

• Eugene, Oregon

19 Sep 16

@jaboUK I thought you might.

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DianneN

@DianneN (247204)

• United States

18 Sep 16

What a shame! They are so pretty. We have a lot of gray squirrels and herds of deer that gobble up everything!

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@JamesHxstatic (29420)

• Eugene, Oregon

19 Sep 16

We have a deer come through occasionally to sample Anne's roses.

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@JamesHxstatic (29420)

• Eugene, Oregon

19 Sep 16

@DianneN Yes, it can be for certain. People daily visit the store where I work looking for ways to thwart the furry creatures.

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DianneN

@DianneN (247204)

• United States

19 Sep 16

@JamesHxstatic They have to eat, too, but it's so aggravating.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (328765)

• Rockingham, Australia

19 Sep 16

My mother used to plant sunflowers round her apple tree in the hope that the parrots would eat the sunflower seeds and leave the apples alone.

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@JamesHxstatic (29420)

• Eugene, Oregon

19 Sep 16

That sounds like a great idea. Did it work?

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (328765)

• Rockingham, Australia

19 Sep 16

@JamesHxstatic It did to a degree I think. But of course they would still peck an apple here and there.

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hereandthere

@hereandthere (45651)

• Philippines

18 Sep 16

no squirrels here, so it's good to see pictures and read about all creatures great and small in other countries. it's interesting also to see different colors and sizes of sunflowers. vincent van gogh instantly came to mind. may i ask what is that silver metal thing on the floor?

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hereandthere

@hereandthere (45651)

• Philippines

19 Sep 16

@JamesHxstatic i reckoned it was the heater. thanks.

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@JamesHxstatic (29420)

• Eugene, Oregon

18 Sep 16

That is where the heat comes out when we have it on. You are right about Van Gogh.

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Silvermist

@silvermist (19702)

• India

18 Sep 16

@JamesHxstatic Yes there are squirrels near us,Those sunflowers are beautiful.

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@JamesHxstatic (29420)

• Eugene, Oregon

19 Sep 16

Yes they are and some just grew from seed scattered on the ground to feed birds.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (462727)

• Switzerland

18 Sep 16

We are lucky, we have plenty of birds but no squirrels that come into the gardens. I have seen some in the forest, but I have never seen one in the garden.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (462727)

• Switzerland

19 Sep 16

@JamesHxstatic I do not know why the squirrels do not come to the private gardens. It is true that our woods are full of walnuts, oaks and hazelnuts, they have plenty to eat.

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@JamesHxstatic (29420)

• Eugene, Oregon

19 Sep 16

Then you are lucky for sure. Our area is overpopulated it seems with those furry creatures.

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AbbyGreenhill

@AbbyGreenhill (45496)

• United States

18 Sep 16

I love sunflowers. We don't have squirrels, which makes my husband happy.

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Alfredo Rossi

@amadeo (111942)

• United States

18 Sep 16

yes,we do have our share.I love the sunflowers.So do the birds.

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@JamesHxstatic (29420)

• Eugene, Oregon

19 Sep 16

Thanks @amadeo. I feed sunflower seeds to the birds a lot.

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Lenore Plassman

@sallypup (58681)

• Centralia, Washington

18 Sep 16

There are squirrels in town but not out here where I live. We do have rock chucks- like woodchucks but they burrow under the ground and sun themselves on the rocks when its hot.

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Lenore Plassman

@sallypup (58681)

• Centralia, Washington

19 Sep 16

@JamesHxstatic I don't know. Some folks might say they were of the marmot family. Fat little guys that whistle when warning their tribe that danger is near.

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@JamesHxstatic (29420)

• Eugene, Oregon

19 Sep 16

Are they different than ground squirrels I wonder?

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