Squirrels

Found A Nut!

I guess they can find pecans that they buried the fall before. In hot weather, in the middle of a wildflower meadow with no tree anywhere near by, this squirrel was eating a ripe pecan from the year before. I'm curious how they find nuts long buried.
Fox Squirrel (Sciurus niger)

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