Baby squirrel feeding time | Little Bit Wildlife Rescue

From an elevated perch, this North American Red Squirrel meticuously peels back the sap-covered scales on an unripe cone to access the pine seeds underneath. It takes a lot of seeds (and cones) to keep these active squirrel well fed throughout the autumn and winter! #Squirrel #RedSquirrel #ForestEcology #Ecology #Pine #WhitePine #Pinus #AlgonquinPark | Algonquin Wildlife Research Station

🌽 Have you seen a squirrel nibbling on a cone the same way you’d eat corn on the cob? They rotate cones in their paws, plucking off the scales to get to the seeds until only a cone “cobs” remains. If you’ve come across a big pile of deconstructed tree cones at the base of a tree, with the scales scattered or piled in an area, then you’ve likely encountered a squirrel midden. It’s basically a squirrels messy leftovers after a meal! Over time, even after generations of use, they can grow to be ma