Here’s a live action shot of a not so coordinated squirrel. We thought it was worth a replay.
Sher and I see it everyday: squirrels hopping from tree to overhead lines and back again. This morning we saw a juvenile squirrel almost miss.
This fellow was going from the tree branch to the immediate left over to the wire. Usually a small stretch is all that’s required. He missed getting his back legs on the wire, and he ended up in the position you see. A little struggle and he was successfully on his way down the wire.
Roadtirement 
When I was a kid riding my bicycle, I saw a squirrel walking the bottom wire and the poor thing fell off. It made a huge slapping sound when it hit the ground. Ouch! 😂
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Don’t you just picture this little guy looking and laughing, “I meant to do that!” 😆
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I bet that is exactly what he was saying! Thanks lois 😉
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I’m so glad he made it in the end.
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They do rarely fall. We saw him come back in a few minutes. Thanks Anne.
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Looks like an entertaining high wire act.
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He might have been a Wallenda… 😉
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You were very quick to get that shot.
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It was a lucky timing Anne. Sometimes you get a good one like that. Thanks!
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I used to live in my little old house with a large yard and a few towering Elm Trees. One summer the young Grey Squirrels were much too crazy – racing around and 3 of them missed the branch and ended up on the ground. Two of them were fine, but one broke it’s back in the fall and was dragging the back legs. He was still fast, but with the help of a neighbour, we caught it and took it to a rescue. They had to euthanize him though.
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Too bad about the squirrel not making it.
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