I'm here because of P'nut. I've developed a deep love for squirrels after what they did to him.
@erikgilson16878 ай бұрын
As someone who is equally happy to see squirrels or birds making use of his back yard I'm glad to see this
@erikgilson16877 ай бұрын
@rockwellrhodes7703 good
@dianemessina29648 ай бұрын
This video is so precious it warms my heart to see the care and concern you have shown towards these squirrels.
@ChrissehCat8 ай бұрын
They look so warm and snuggly with their big fluffy tails curled over them 🥹
@RocketSpam06 ай бұрын
Insta-blanket.
@reknown1235 ай бұрын
giant rats with fluffy tails
@mmps189 ай бұрын
Thank you for making a nice home for our squirrely friends!
@jaywinters24838 ай бұрын
Enjoyed. thanx for not ruining it with music
@MisfitsFiendClub138Күн бұрын
Yes! 👏
@nanapam63768 ай бұрын
I love how every time he brought in new leaves, he touches her as off to say, ‘Just rest dear, kick your feet up! I’ll be back with more!’ If only I could find a man like that! Lol
@jaywinters24838 ай бұрын
THey don't cheat, either.
@SavedByJesus-pi3yu7 ай бұрын
How do you know the busy one was the male? I’m honestly asking because I was wondering if it was a male and female or two females since I have seen other houses with sisters in it only because they use each others heat in winter so buddy up but not necessarily for raising family. I though probably a couple too but was thinking the one all excited and eager to decorate was the female because wives get excited, want to decorate and make it “homey” where the men are usually more laid back. They are obviously squirrels not humans but it was super weird that only one squirrel did everything while the other was just sitting there, not even being a lookout or anything, almost like it was falling asleep lol
@nanapam63767 ай бұрын
@@SavedByJesus-pi3yu Good point! I guess I just assumed. I did have a husband that did that for me when I was pregnant with his three sons. He just outgrew it as the boys got older. Lol
@oldsalt80113 ай бұрын
They are out there. Try an ANTIFA rally. You will have to make the first move. They are scared to talk to the opposite sex.
@lisalightning2102 ай бұрын
@@SavedByJesus-pi3yu Most likely a momma and her older baby..
@mattsheezy54698 ай бұрын
I’ve always liked squirrels ever since childhood 🐿️
@tymz-r-achangin9 ай бұрын
We're so glad that they put "this is a human made squirrel shelter" I mean, imagine how many people would of thought it was animal made
@tigrineTerror9 ай бұрын
youd be surprised
@gospelofrye68819 ай бұрын
Never underestimate a squirrel.
@jacobhoffman25538 ай бұрын
well they have to put "do not eat" on things like laundry detergent..... so..... im gonna say they needed to put "human made" on this
@nanapam63768 ай бұрын
@@jacobhoffman2553 I almost posted ‘Hey now’ but your comment was spot on! 😂😂
@PutlerXLO8 ай бұрын
about 331,9 million? :D
@KenjiMapes9 ай бұрын
I’m a huge cat & dog lover but also every since I was a kid I’ve loved rabbits, marmots, otters, beavers, chipmunks & squirrels. When I was a little kid My Mom always fed the birds & squirrels in our yard so I became very fond of squirrels & they are nostalgic to me due to those memories. They are adorable & quite smart & very industrious little buggers. Watching them is actually relaxing & their little quirks are funny. Glad these guys have a nice little apartment now that keeps them warm & safe.
@Sunset_is_my_dog8 ай бұрын
In Florida, we have these squirrels. They are cute. Love the video! ❤
@annwithaplan97667 ай бұрын
Nice footage. Thanks. I might try and make them a home, too.
@RocketSpam03 ай бұрын
I could read that Squirrels mind.."SERIOUSLY?! OH HELL YEAH!!!!"
@RocketSpam06 ай бұрын
Thanks for mentioning it was human made. I would have thought they were very talented squirrels
@Kathryn198810 ай бұрын
I got my dad a box for his birthday and I hope he enjoys putting it up and the squirrels or some kind of animal makes a home inside. ❤
@indubren22 күн бұрын
Finding one of these as a wild animal must be like finding a really nice rent-controlled apartment in a nice neighborhood.
@nancyoffenhiser49166 ай бұрын
I have two Black Squirrels in an oak tree In my backyard. That tree is hollow and it needs to come down so thanks for saying that they breed in June as well. The tree is going to have to come down this fall and I want to get a nice nest box for them so that they can continue their families. I have several walnut trees so they love it!
@foxeh1232 күн бұрын
That must be so cozy
@hppower_and_squirrels8 ай бұрын
Beautiful fur babies 🐿🐾😍💙🩷
@lordvalentine471 Жыл бұрын
I realize this is a video but that squirrel was wasted no time and claiming that box I can see his point with housing prices
@nohandle4u2see11 ай бұрын
He probably felt it was much better than "living in a van... Down by the river". (Which, it is) I noticed only one seemed to do all the moving in. The other was just chilling.
@gastondoumerc786311 ай бұрын
Ha! Yeah, I bet the Redfin ad stated, “Lovely studio apartment, top floor unit, 1 sq/ft, renovated with lots of light. No HOA fees. Won’t last long. $850,000.”
@FlyingNoodle5549 ай бұрын
I had a stroke just reading this 😂
@robmichael81367 ай бұрын
A lot of poor millennials come here lol
@donnastormer96529 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for this video years ago I lived in Seaback, Washington and I built a squirrel house for the red squirrel that lived in the fir tree next to our house and when we opened it that little squirrel had filled the whole thing tight with the moss that grows on those trees up there And he had made a tunnel to sleep in. I'm sure he was toasty warm all winter, but that was before the days of trail cams or GoPro.
@SavedByJesus-pi3yu7 ай бұрын
It’s funny how the one squirrel is just sitting there almost looks like it’s sleeping while the other squirrel is super active and excited to decorate and get things done. Not sure if it’s a mates pair or just friends but it reminds me of how human couples are when they move into a new home. The man is usually laid back but the wife is eager to decorate and busy planning how to renovate and make the place seem “homey”. The busy squirrel would be the wife in this scenerio
@ephemerics2 ай бұрын
I believe the laid back squirrel is pregnant
@Johny40Se7en11 ай бұрын
Bloody gorgeous. Love how cosy they are in there together 😊🤗🥰
@prettyimages21539 ай бұрын
Beautiful squirrels and the nest
@shawncosmos5431Ай бұрын
Great video!
@DavidGreenberg1963Ай бұрын
Great footage! These 2 are probably young siblings- it would be rare for a male and female "couple" to set up house like this.
@jdrose10002 ай бұрын
This is so cute! I have squirrels that are always around and would love to have a box like this!
@kellylestig49413 сағат бұрын
Awesome video! Thanks for sharing
@williamgunn6415 Жыл бұрын
Two young squirrels found a good nest box to keep warm in the winter time and bring nuts to snack the weather very badly.
@suzmaca65011 ай бұрын
Thank you for posting
@mlbrooks40666 ай бұрын
The babies came down from the nest in the oak tree outside my house on June 2. Pandemonium as they chased each other around for four hours, then all went on their way. It happens that way every year. Last year one stopped to press its face up against the window to look at me. This year, one of the babies has a bright red tail.
@randyreal58713 күн бұрын
Cute squirrels 😀😀
@squirrelbaby-c7r4 ай бұрын
Cute love story ❤
@GrymmTymm13137 ай бұрын
Need some sort of block in front of/ right inside the hole to prevent larger animals from reaching in to get them
@westside0410 ай бұрын
I feed them🥜 🐿 here in my neighborhood! Jefferson Park, chicago 🇺🇲 !!
@RocketSpam06 ай бұрын
I would love to put these around for our neighborhood squirells except my neighbor already hates me because the nuts I give to them get buried in his yard. Eeeek. Very kind of you to do this for them
@christopherlittle47256 күн бұрын
I love how they felt the need to clarify that it was "humanmade". LOL like imagine the squirells out there with a hammer and nails building it themselves. Not to be mean it just gave me a good laugh.
@kwd-20234 күн бұрын
My favorite animal!
@sarahmccalip199910 ай бұрын
So cute!
@katrinaward57697 ай бұрын
Really great photography 🇬🇧
@IllinoisBackyardBirdsNWildlife7 ай бұрын
Thank you
@patricianewman5233Күн бұрын
I have both red and grey squirrels here in Missouri.
@JohnSmith-lf8kg11 ай бұрын
This box needs a ledge on the inside below the entrance. Half the size of the inside diameter. A raccoon can still reach inside and can easily grab a squirrel.
@IllinoisBackyardBirdsNWildlife11 ай бұрын
Thanks for the suggestions. I put an inch ledge inside and half inch plate outside the entrance hole.
@nanapam63768 ай бұрын
As a mother, I was a nervous wreck after the chewed away the wood to expose the metal screws. I mean ‘you could put an eye out!’😂
There is no way a human made this. I saw 3 squirrels making a similar wooden box home just yesterday. I think the squirrels started selling them on Amazon, too.
@fritzandfriendsoriginal4 ай бұрын
😂😂😂😂😂
@georgewbushcenterforintell14722 сағат бұрын
Ive always wondered were they go after 3 pm .
@bananabuttons6637 Жыл бұрын
Ive started taking nuts to the park when we walk our dog. There are several squirrels there and they chatter at us when we walk by.
@VersinKettorix11 ай бұрын
The chattering is just the first sign of trouble. When the squirrels start forming up and snapping their fingers in unison and waving little knives around while doing some kind of _West Side Story_ dance number, you'll know they have formed a gang and that the park is now their turf.
@tripodcatz553211 ай бұрын
Here in the United States, squirrels also run for political office.
@EmilyTienne8 ай бұрын
We’d be better off if we had actual squirrels in the halls of Congress.
@theviewer72627 ай бұрын
Yeah wed probably fare better
@brianflower54907 күн бұрын
We might as well have squirrels in parliament for all most of the MP.s. can do though they usually work harder at fixing their own nests up, at least our so-called leaders Do. !
@unfundedopportunities72785 ай бұрын
I will look into a nest box. Can you direct me to plans? Many of the trees around me have been removed, and it is impacting the squirrels and birds. I try to leave the acorns, and some leaves, every fall. My neighbor has landscapers do fall cleanup, with their blowers. Nothing is left behind.
@unfundedopportunities72785 ай бұрын
Did you buy or build yours? There are some videos here on YT.
@IllinoisBackyardBirdsNWildlife5 ай бұрын
I built it, thanks
@michelemeadows17027 ай бұрын
This is so cool 😎 🎉
@lolasimmons9152 Жыл бұрын
Hi again. Thanks so much for filming this video along with the information. I have always liked squirrels since I was a child and now I am 55 and still like them. I love all of God's creatures except the mosquitoes lol.
@AprilMontanez-h2w4 ай бұрын
I hope they will be warm this Winter
@sabrecomedys318925 күн бұрын
City cut down infe Ted Elm Trees and home to several small. Fur bearing creatures, a neoighbour puts out cat food and squirrels find nourishment,; hence. The squirrels stay put and live in a small tree with next to no coverage, I think we need to build a box for these small fur bearing animals.
@barbarahowell54388 ай бұрын
Yes squirrels are omnivors. That's the way they live. It's nature. Much of the earth's critters are omnivorous. It nature. No worries mate.
@Magic1234R Жыл бұрын
I love squirrels!!!!!
@metincetinkaya79478 ай бұрын
Nice and original video. If baby squirrels can also be recorded, I'm sure it will attract more attention.
@IllinoisBackyardBirdsNWildlife8 ай бұрын
Yes, definitely
@alliehamilton-calhoun16211 ай бұрын
I've only ever had fox squirrels in my central illinois neighborhood. Almost 40 years in my current house & I had a gray squirrel show up for the first time last year. I was ecstatic, I'd never seen one before. He got chased by the fox squirrels and only stayed a few months. I hope he's alright, wherever he went. My neighbors all hate me for feeding them and attracting them to the neighborhood. Sorry, not sorry 😊
@cappystrano111 ай бұрын
Ha ha, that’s cool! Wait till they get to the wiring in your car!😊
@dwightschrute90011 ай бұрын
Worth it
@Big_Bulli3 күн бұрын
Damn, you got some scrawny squirrels in IL. The fat ones we have here in OH would never fit in that tiny hole
@Coffee2407 ай бұрын
❤❤this is so cool 😊
@dindermufflin79325 ай бұрын
When your'e a squirrel but you were a bird in a past life.
@kellylestig49413 сағат бұрын
I love it, do you sell these? I’d like several
@sinsidemir69566 ай бұрын
She said she doesn't like nightstands 😉
@D3PTA6 ай бұрын
What camera do you use for the inside? I want to make a house like that and film
@IllinoisBackyardBirdsNWildlife6 ай бұрын
Green feathers camera, the link is in the description
@sirviendoenamoralprojimo.73985 ай бұрын
Nice home
@IllinoisBackyardBirdsNWildlife5 ай бұрын
Thank you 😊
@djpoolservice11 ай бұрын
How big is the hole to enter and exit?
@IllinoisBackyardBirdsNWildlife11 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching. The hole diameter is 3 inches. This will protect the squirrels from predators like raccoons, cats and owls.
@amazai84 Жыл бұрын
THANKS FOR THE VIDEO
@IllinoisBackyardBirdsNWildlife Жыл бұрын
You're welcome, thanks for watching!
@JamminClemmons7 ай бұрын
Watch the Dad scramble to gather leaves, while the (future) mom sits at the foot of the box and watch!!!!!!!!!!!! Mama Mia!!!
@Lyricalxs Жыл бұрын
I may get a nest box for the oak tree in my yard. there are always squirrels in it. Thanks....
@IllinoisBackyardBirdsNWildlife Жыл бұрын
Go for it!
@Mike4446011 ай бұрын
My Jack Russell Terrier goes bananas when she sees one. When she was younger, she almost caught one. She was fast in her day.
@georgewheeldon-f8s11 ай бұрын
in your eating habits you forgot to mention all the garden birds eggs and young they eat
@IllinoisBackyardBirdsNWildlife11 ай бұрын
Thanks for the info
@jackriley59749 ай бұрын
It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt !!
Күн бұрын
@@jackriley5974You should really take your own advice here Jack.
@theurbanghost2 ай бұрын
Why do they start gnawing the insides of the box when they first enter?
@purnapulami764811 ай бұрын
What camera did you use and how you keep your power supply?
@IllinoisBackyardBirdsNWildlife11 ай бұрын
I use Green Feathers camera, it is wired with 12V power supply. If you want to buy one the link is in the description.
@purnapulami764811 ай бұрын
@@IllinoisBackyardBirdsNWildlife thank you for quick response. I will get one
@justinharper690911 ай бұрын
Thanks for telling us that it was a human made box. I was just thinking where the squirrels got their screwdrivers from.
@IllinoisBackyardBirdsNWildlife11 ай бұрын
😂
@TheBennie1021033 күн бұрын
I remember my dad calling them tree rats 😆
@gospelofrye68819 ай бұрын
I know I need to go to bed because I just came here after watching a bunch of bird nest videos including your house wren vid, and I saw this thumbnail and clicked while thinking "oooh squirrels I wonder how many eggs they laid..." *sigh*:
@IllinoisBackyardBirdsNWildlife9 ай бұрын
Thanks a lot
@ericbuonomo571611 ай бұрын
Where can I buy the squirrel house from ? I do not see it on the site.
@IllinoisBackyardBirdsNWildlife11 ай бұрын
Green Feathers don’t sell squirrel houses but Amazon is selling a lot of them
@temarishi7 ай бұрын
I have a question. When two or three squirrels build a nest together to sleep, it means they are family, a couple to pass winter, or they can stay together even if they are from other families as a form of survival? These two seems a couple or two family members staying together.
@IllinoisBackyardBirdsNWildlife7 ай бұрын
Seems to me they are siblings, they left the shelter as soon as winter ends
@temarishi7 ай бұрын
@@IllinoisBackyardBirdsNWildlife thank you!!
@oldsalt80113 ай бұрын
Here in the United States, squirrels are protected from the hot sun with bikini bottoms.
@lanedaw8118 ай бұрын
I love squirrels, I have raised 3 sets of abandoned babies and released them on our property.
@scotsmanofnewengland771310 ай бұрын
We have so many squirrels here in New England and my backyard as well. I love wildlife but when they dig up my garden and the mulch I have around my house time for them to go. The past 3 years I have trapped over 40 + squirrels and drive at least 5 miles to release them into the woods outside town. This year 2024 I have at least 6 of them playing grab ass and time for them to go come spring.
@jasonallen80777 ай бұрын
Can you share what kind of camera you’re using inside the box that also has audio?
@IllinoisBackyardBirdsNWildlife7 ай бұрын
I’m using Greenfeathers camera, the link is in the description
@fantasia555 ай бұрын
Why did the squirrel chew wood?
Күн бұрын
To get to the other side.
@suzywernet53124 ай бұрын
Is the male and the female in the house??
@IllinoisBackyardBirdsNWildlife4 ай бұрын
right
@beroukhiaeliana243511 ай бұрын
Magnifique 😊❤❤❤
@dimakariya199111 ай бұрын
Nice 😻
@IllinoisBackyardBirdsNWildlife11 ай бұрын
Thank you! Cheers!
@1armeddrummerinaprisonrock244 Жыл бұрын
good to know that its humanmade! Nice :)
@IllinoisBackyardBirdsNWildlife Жыл бұрын
Indeed!
@StamfordBridge8 ай бұрын
What do you suppose was the reason for the initial chewing?
@IllinoisBackyardBirdsNWildlife8 ай бұрын
Maybe to widen the space
@brentjodrey51147 ай бұрын
they are in kings county nova scotia
@vitalic_drms3 ай бұрын
special squirrels
@dariushhaghighi730311 ай бұрын
Really nice ❤
@IllinoisBackyardBirdsNWildlife11 ай бұрын
Thank you! 😊
@minimansonstar8 ай бұрын
You need a permit to make a house of ANY size. It must have proper plumbing and lighting. 💯
@AuntManda019 ай бұрын
They moved in quickly and wasted no time in the remodel 😂
@GamingBren5 ай бұрын
the amount of wood they shaved off though
@timh832426 күн бұрын
Our neighbors squirrel seems to line his nest with trash including a big green plastic bag.
@petname11 ай бұрын
why do they chew on the inside wood?
@IllinoisBackyardBirdsNWildlife11 ай бұрын
My guess is that they want a bigger space
@whalley72311 ай бұрын
Found out just one of the squirrels was going out to get the leaves while the other arrange the room
@fu3i9 ай бұрын
What camera did you use?
@IllinoisBackyardBirdsNWildlife9 ай бұрын
Green Feathers camera, if you want to buy one the link is in the description
@RomanMedvid7 күн бұрын
After they chewed inside of the box, some nails are sticking. Not good