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Wednesday - March 25, 2009
Squirrel
Another encounter with "wildlife" at the City of Rocks last summer. I was walking around and kept hearing a very loud chirping noise. It sounded kind of like a bird. But, it was awfully shrill. I kept looking for the source of the chirping but couldn't find it. It was echoing around the rocks. And, finally, after about 10 minutes, I spotted this:
![[Squirrel]](http://www.joanna.org/photobox/photos/city_of_rocks_squirrel.jpeg)
Here's a close-up:
![[Squirrel]](http://www.joanna.org/photobox/photos/city_of_rocks_squirrel_2.jpeg)
I watched and, sure enough, the source of the sound I'd been hearing turned out to be that squirrel. I've since noticed other squirrels making the same noise. I'd heard that noise before but had always attributed to an unseen bird. Which makes a lot of sense when there are trees everywhere. But, once you get out in the middle of nowhere, it's easier to spot the chirping culprit.
Posted by Joanna at 11:57 PM
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