A Tribute to White Face Squirrel
White Face Squirrel had guts... probably too many. He would go right up to my sleeping dog Dagmar and eat out of her dog food bowl.He was a huge red Squirrel- a bright orangy-red, with a pure white face. I don't think he was old.. it wasn't the kind of white face from old age.. but a pure white patch that made him very distinct.
When I went to get the mail, I found him dead in the road about four feet away. Poor guy. I'll miss him.
In typical Pagan fashion, I left him there... knowing that he would feed the other creatures of the earth. This is our local gang of turkey vultures, having a wonderful time with White Face.
I'll miss you and your silly antics in the lawn.
-Aggie
posted by Gothia/Aggie at
12:11 PM
1 Comments:
Sounds like you had a squirrel with a piebald albino patch, or possibly the white patch was due to some scar tissue. Whatever it was, it was unusual for an animal with such a marking to survive in the wild and I am happy that you were able to share some of your time with this unique creature. I like squirrels - we have a lot of them around here and of course my dog goes bug house whenever he sees them, but I've always liked their attitude. No body and nothing can cuss like a squirrel, right?
Again, thanks for your peek into the life of this creature - and may it have a joyous existence at the rainbow bridge or the next life or where ever it goes from here.
Your neighbor to the south (in Georgia)
Katy
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