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Eastern Grey Squirrel

Sciurus carolinensis

Photo by HeatherMiller
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Field Notes

Description:

This squirrel was actually eating a pinecone. I heard the droppings as I walked nearby. He was meticulously pulling the pine cone apart and eating the parts he liked and dropping the remnants to the ground 20ft below. It reminded me of a human eating corn on the cob.

Habitat:

Turkey Creek Walk, Niceville, FL
340 John Sims Pkwy West, Niceville, FL 32578

Reference Links:

Eastern gray squirrel

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Comments (3)
KarinStewardRaymond
Sorry it's taken me forever to get back to you! They are eating the pine seeds inside the pine cone. They peel the outer part of the cone off to get at the nuts. :)
HeatherMiller
Do you know, are they actually eating Pine Nuts? or some other part of the pine cone?
KarinStewardRaymond
Sometimes there will be big piles of pinecone pieces underneath a favorite squirrel perch! :)

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PublishedJuly 20, 2011

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