I feed squirrels and have some that are almost tame.
One in particular has a nest on the roof of a nearby building. He sesm to be able to hear my voice when I come out of my apartment.
I often see him run along the rooftop of the building about 100 yards from mine. He runs about 100 yards along the roof top to a tree. He leaps to a branch and descends. He then runs a diagonal path to where I am.
Round trip from his nest to me is perhaps 240 yards (220 meters), no counting descending and climbing a 50 foot (45 meter) tree.
I wonder how much of the energy produced by one walnut is used up by the journey from his nest to me. Some days, I have a smaller nut. I wonder if it is worth all that effort.
One in particular has a nest on the roof of a nearby building. He sesm to be able to hear my voice when I come out of my apartment.
I often see him run along the rooftop of the building about 100 yards from mine. He runs about 100 yards along the roof top to a tree. He leaps to a branch and descends. He then runs a diagonal path to where I am.
Round trip from his nest to me is perhaps 240 yards (220 meters), no counting descending and climbing a 50 foot (45 meter) tree.
I wonder how much of the energy produced by one walnut is used up by the journey from his nest to me. Some days, I have a smaller nut. I wonder if it is worth all that effort.
