squirrels

You'd have to be nuts to pass up a slice from one of Allston's many fine pizza places

adamg — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 13:28:24 +0000

Brad Searles noticed this little guy chowing down on some of Allston's finest the other day.

Posted under this Creative Commons license and in the Universal Hub pool on Flickr.

And the next thing they'll tell us is they've found a moose on Western Avenue

adamg — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 20:55:54 +0000

The Animal Rescue League reports it responded to a call for a squirrel stuck in a tree on Lincoln Street in Allston today, only to find:

The squirrel stuck in a tree was not stuck. It was also, much to our surprise, a flying squirrel.

However, based on the photo, it does appear to have lost its aviator's cap and googles.

Oh, nuts: Epidemic of squashed squirrels puzzles, disgusts local motorists

adamg — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 14:25:58 +0000

I see 2-3 new ones every day on Soldiers Field Road, Matt Grondin reports.

Some possible explanations.

Citizen complaint of the day: Never open a sneaker box just sitting on the sidewalk

adamg — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 12:17:41 +0000

There might be a dead squirrel inside.

Oh, nuts

adamg — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 19:30:51 +0000

Wicked Local Allston/Brighton reports a Brighton man thought he'd do a dying squirrel a favor and give him "a dignified death" by putting him in a tree. The squirrel's last act was to bite the man.

Ed. note: This story proves the old adage: When dog bites man, that's not news, but when dying squirrel bites man, now that's a story. Especially when, as Wicked Local notes, the man is unmarried.

Citizen complaint of the day: Dead Squirrel

lex.galloway — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 12:06:29 +0000

Filed on Citizens Complaint March 25th from Rutledge Street in the South End:

Dead squirrel on sidewalk

I guess he will be fined $50 for dying in a public place. ...

UPDATE: City says no squirrel on scene when inspector arrived, which is too bad because now Boston won't be able to erect its own mummified-squirrel park.

Squirrel die-off around Chestnut Hill Reservoir not natural, resident says

adamg — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 19:33:25 +0000

Somebody's going around shooting squirrels with a BB gun, Brookline Patch reports.

A nutty update to Charlie on the MTA

adamg — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 20:30:07 +0000

One passenger on the Blue Line in Orient Heights seemed a bit squirrelly this afternoon. In fact, the Animal Rescue League of Boston had to be called in.

ARL volunteer Margaret Wirth reports T workers found a baby squirrel running around a Blue Line car around noon. Boston Animal Control worked with the league to corral the critter, whom they promptly named Charlie, of course.

Wirth says Charlie is headed to a wildlife rehabilitation center in Weymouth, where he will be prepared for a life in the wild. She adds that kindhearted T inspectors did not charge him with fare evasion.

Charlie off the MTA:
Photo by the Animal Rescue League.

Nation's smallest national park unveiled in Somerville

adamg — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 18:17:33 +0000

Welcome to Mummified Squirrel National Park on Elm Street (caution: video contains scenes of Skippy the Mummified Squirrel):

Via Davis Square LiveJournal.

Squirrel goes nuts on transformer: Transformer explodes, squirrel dies, street goes dark

adamg — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 14:28:10 +0000

Boston Police tweet a squirrel chewed through the insulation of a wire on a transformer in West Roxbury this morning, causing a short that led to an explosion that ended with the Wren Street area losing power.

In a town without pity, a squirrel without fear

adamg — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 17:48:50 +0000

Wicked Local Brookline proves Brookline is turning feral: The killer turkeys remain on the loose and now even the squirrels are turning into two-bit punks.

A rodent infestation that's driving them nuts

adamg — Wed, 27 May 2009 14:50:54 +0000

Ian and Lis have squirrels living in their walls - or maybe something else:

... "Listen," she said.

Adorable chirrups and purrs were coming from the walls.

"We've got a tribble infestation."

See: You can too wear white after Labor Day

adamg — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 04:40:12 +0000

Mike Ball snapped the fabled white squirrel of Jamaica Pond today; reports the mini-beast got close enough to grab a tossed nut, then scampered away.

Copyright Mike Ball.

Fat 'n' sassy

adamg — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 15:25:27 +0000

Amy Joyce watches a Public Garden squirrel.

Expert: Fabled white squirrel of Jamaica Plain likely an albino

adamg — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 00:04:30 +0000

State wildlife biologist considers video taken by Steve Garfield of the squirrel near Jamaica Pond, says it looks like a true albino squirrel, as opposed to being a squirrel with white fur (albinos have pink eyes; white-furred squirrels have dark eyes).