You know the world is messed up when Squirrels are eating Doritos, an addicting delicious junk food.
Sunday, wife and I drove to Bixby Bridge. We were very surprised the Squirrels just keep going to any tourist near them.
The Squirrels were so friendly. Too friendly. They would stand up and stretch their arms and hands like waiting for tourists to hand them something. Wasn’t money for sure.
Then I saw a woman feeding them Doritos. First 1-2 Squirrels came out of their homes, then I saw about 8, could be more. They were everywhere.
Squirrels are so cute and adorable. It’s very easy to get excited and just feed them anything edible for fun, pictures and videos, when it’s actually harming them. Could even kill them. All that salt and chemicals. If people can develop obesity, high blood pressure, Diabetes, even Cancer because of chemicals, salt and sugar, I’m sure Squirrels are just as susceptible to diseases if not more from eating unhealthy, processed food.
Would I see them again on my next visit to Bixby Bridge? I hope so. This time I’ll bring a sign, “Please do not feed the Squirrels especially chips.”
What we do with Nature and it’s living creatures has an impact. They could do good or harm. We could help with their survival or destroy them. People need to assume some responsibility and accountability both for Nature and the future generations. They too deserve to live, thrive and stay healthy. Not just us today.
And if we can’t really help it, here is what Google recommends:
In a setting without any human interaction, squirrels enjoy nuts, seeds, tree flowers and tree buds from a variety of trees including butternut, cedar, dogwood, elm, hackberry, hemlock, hickory, maple, mulberry, pine and spruce. They also snack on mushrooms and fungi from time to time.
I guess we can still feed them, just feed them what their usual Nature diet that is all natural and organic. Yes, organic. Don’t panic, Whole Foods has them, most groceries do.
“We are the Guardians and Protector of all Living Creatures. Remember our purpose. Remember how it felt to care.”
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Love Squirrels, they are adorable. Ones here used to eat the tomatoes i would try and grow but would only eat them when they were green. So i stopped trying to grow them, now they just take all the nuts from the trees and dig up all my flowers in the pots so they can put their nuts in them..
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Yes, they are. Thanks.
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Very interesting
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Walk through a forested area, away from human traffic. You won’t see large squirrel populations likes this. But they are cute. 😁
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I agree. Humans are teaching bad lifestyle habits to our animal friends. The farther from Humans, Nature becomes Natural and Pure.
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Wondering
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It is a wonder
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Really Beautiful
Will Love to Encounter Such Sweet Creatures
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It’s thrilling to see so many of them. Thanks.
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Super so cute 😍😍😍🤗😊
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A great reminder to all humans. Aww…they are so cute! Thanks for sharing pics of them.
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I haven’t seen so many squirrels before . It was both fun and a learning , teaching moment.
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Poor things…they need to eat. But,if they do eat our stuff, it’s unhealthy for them. We have messed it up again.
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Humans tend to self destruct both knowingly and unknowingly. Unfortunately, Humans like to include everything around them like Nature and all living creatures. I hope, Humans start really being pro-active in protecting and allowing Earth to heal, because Humans too are capable of changing , it by choice they want too. Thanks.
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Nice photography and post
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All my life I’ve known squirrels as the nut lovers (remember that squirrel from Ice Age franchise). It’s sad to see people harm these adorable little creatures unknowingly. People need awareness.
I’ve never seen so many squirrels before.
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Yes, people needs lots and lots of awareness and reminder and sometimes , people still do what they want regardless of consequences. Thanks.
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I totally agree.
Welcome Big Man🤝
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So amazing photos, such a beautiful squirrels , so many 😊👍🏻
The nature most wonderful , lovely 👍🏻🌷♥️Have a nice Day 🙏🌷
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So welcome 🌷🙏
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An excellent post…really identified with it. Great photos too, as usual. Thanks.
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A beautiful post with gorgeous pictures as always! The squirrel eating Dorito’s is sad. Loved your words, pictures and how they merged into one beautiful piece together.
The last stanza is especially pure gold!
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The brevity of human life brought by the pandemic and world events made me see, reflect and appreciate things differently. There’s this sense of urgency, even clarity. Age and time are no longer the basis of how long we will enjoy Earth and everything around it. Everyday we wake up, is the perfect day to do our bucket list. Thanks.
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Hi. I so appreciate your post about feeding squirrels Doritos or anything like that. My body literally is shrieking when I witness that people feed squirrels or any other animals with that salty stuff.
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It’s like Snowwhite being given a poisoned apple by her step mom. Many foods are actually poison to our bodies and little living creatures gets harmed more because of smaller body surface and not used to chemical laden diet. It was a learning moment and hopefully it stops. Thanks.
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I like your analogy with the Snow white, it hits the point. Thank you.
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Thanks.
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What a beautiful place! What cute squirrels 🥰 …and PS: Don’t feed the ducks bread!! Poor creatures 😢❤
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Agree. Thank you.
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That is a beautiful spot you found at Bixby Bridge!
And I agree that we should not feed nature, as it disrupts the flow of nature, like people who like to throw bread at the birds. But I can understand the desire to do so. I’m sure her intentions were good but misguided.
Those squirrels are very cute and you’re right, who can resist Doritos. I certainly can’t! 😆
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Yes, the view from both sides at Bixby Bridge are beautiful. One time, we just drove their to eat a burger with a view. When I see people’s excitement, it kind of excites me too. Euphoria is nice especially during this pandemic mood. It’s my first time to see squirrels eating junk food. I didn’t even know they like it, but I guess anything that taste delicious to humans can be delicious to them too. It’s just harmful to them. There was a time I can finish I pack of Cheetos. Then I gained 20 lbs and blood pressure went up in 2 months. So I stopped drastically. That was 2010. I kind of developed harmful eating habits in California. Working on it though. Thanks.
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Enjoying nature together as a communal experience is always wonderful. You feed off everyone’s excitement.
I can imagine California being very dangerous for food lovers! So many great options. It’s good that you’ve developed better habits! 🙏
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California changed my diet a lot from where I was at in Texas. I get Carb withdrawals and also stressed eat. My son calls me , “Fatty,” as a funny motivation. It’s day 2 today of stricter diet.
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I know how you feel and I know it’s not easy. Gotta love the way our children tease us!
I stress ate a lot during the pandemic. I have a particular weakness for potato chips and also Chicharon and went through a bag a day. 🤣 I’ve really cut that down significantly to 1 bag a week and spread it over several days.
You can do it! 👍👍👍
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Thanks for the motivation. Day 1 ….again today. I’ll try better to eat healthier.
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Dieting and eating healthier is always a hard journey and process. But it always begins with the first step. And repeat as often as needed. 😊 You can do it! 🙏🤞🏻👍👍👍
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It’s never a good idea to feed the wildlife, even if they are as adorable as a squirrel. People here like to feed chipmunks and squirrels too. They then start to beg for food and learn bad behaviours. It’s so not good for the wildlife.
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I agree. Humans should leave Nature alone and just be thankful of the wonder they see when with them. Humans eat harmful foods as long as it taste good, it should end their and not extend the harm to animals. Thanks.
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The squirrels could turn out to be like the vampire bunnies in the Monty Python films. Flying out of the cave’s entrance, teeth ajar, seeking blood …. YOUR BLOOD, EVERYONE’S BLOOD!!! Throw down your rake (sword) and run for it!!!
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When my son and I were on our camping trip, I saw signs all over the place telling people to not feed the animals. Sad to say those signs were mostly ignored. It may look cute and seem harmless fun, but as you stated it is anything but harmless.
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I don’t understand people in ignoring signs and warnings that may harm nature and life forms. But we can always try and hope to bring positive change. Thanks.
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I think many have become clueless to the danger and many want to “see what I got close to” attention. Too many are seeing the so called influencers and want to be one themselves.
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I agree. The influencer thing many think is cool and people will do anything to please their followers or make some money. Fame and money doesn’t bring true happiness. Doesn’t make us better people nor feel our void. I think eventually, they’re harmful like junk food. Thanks for sharing.
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The sad thing is that when they get the animals accustomed to being fed by humans, it gives them a boldness that makes them a danger. People think they can approach a wild animal like a tame and that isn’t true. People are hurt and the animals are killed, because of the actions of humans.
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True.
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Wow, just look at how beautiful the Bixby Bridge is. No wonder the iconic cement arch has been featured on postcards, music videos and an array of car commercials. I hope you had a great time exploring the rocky coastline, it sure looks staggering 🙂
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It is. Was just gloomy and foggy day which often happens in Summers. It’s crystal beautiful in colder season. Thanks.
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That is too bad. Feeding any wildlife is a bad thing, but feeding them junk food is the worst. Animals who look at humans as a food source are endangered and can be dangerous. Perhaps not the squirrels, but certainly, anything larger from racoons to bears.
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I agree. We leave Nature alone. It’s already enough Humans chose to eat unhealthy foods. We should not include innocent animals. Thanks.
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Thanks for the thoughtful post. It reminded me of years ago at Heisler Park in Laguna Beach, a woman fed the squirrels junk food every day. The squirrels became very aggressive and we couldn’t sit on the beach without them chewing through our backpack to get snacks.
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Like the Seagulls who tasted human food, any animals and birds I think become aggressive when we change their natural food. It was a learning moment. Thanks.
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I agree. I’ve stopped filling my bird feeders too when I saw coyotes, a bobcat and hawks hanging out for our fat quail.
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Thanks for sharing.
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Sure
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