Every time I enter the park at the Mariner, I make sure I have my peanuts. The squirrels expect their share of the bag full of proteins. As I tossed out the peanuts the squirrels battled each other to be the first to grab one.
They are not the only creatures that seek these morsels. The many birds, like the nuthatch, titmouse and blue jay fly in to get their share.
This day a female mallard flew in to snatch a peanut for herself. I not use to seeing ducks eat peanuts. Yet, every once in a while they follow me to get peanuts.
I was by the tree where a squirrel has a nest. As the duck came closer to me to get another nut, the mother squirrel shot out of her tree and chased the duck away. She not only scared the duck, she scared the crap out of me.
Once I got my wits back, I tossed her a few peanuts. She eat her fill and proceeded to go back to her babies. She made one last look at me as to say thanks and disappeared inside the hole.
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