Red Car Property: Squirrel Appreciation Day

Photo: Diane Edwardson, September 25, 2013. Corralitas Red Car Neighborhood Red Tailed Hawks appreciate squirrels, big time.  

Apparently, today is Squirrel Appreciation Day, a holiday made for social media.  Personally, I don't appreciate the squirrels who steal the best heirloom tomatoes and fruit from my yard.  But the hawks sure like the squirrels.  And the squirrels help propagate the native Black Walnut and Coat Live Oak Trees that help hold the steep hillsides together when it rains.

Photo: Diane Edwardson, September 25, 2013.  Wide shot, same time.  Click here for the original post.

Red Car Property: Focus

Photo: Diane Edwardson, October 7, 2014.  The big Red Tailed Hawk focused on a squirrel on the Red Car Property slope, a couple hundred feet away from the the telephone pole at the Corralitas cul-de-sac. (Click on photo to enlarge.)

That squirrel got away.  However, for the next week, expect to see the big Red Tailed Hawk hunting from telephone poles around the Corralitas end of the Red Car Property.  Brush clearance finally got done yesterday.  Brush clearance always brings the Red Tails out because there is less cover for prey - particularly their favorite meal - squirrels (who get caught running between California Black Walnut Trees).

Corralitas Drive: Last Week, It Was So Hot Even The Squirrels Did Not Want To Get Out Of Bed

Photo: Diane Edwardson, September 21, 2014,  It's hard to believe it was so hot  even the squirrels preferred to lie around in big pile in the nest.  I count at least 3 big squirrels in this frame.   (Click on photo to enlarge)