little grey devils
2007-01-01 07:46:00 · 19 answers · asked by ROGER D 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
cos the patio and driveway is too hard.........
2007-01-01 07:48:46 · answer #1 · answered by Carl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Squirrels will dig any ground where they think food is. of course this is generally where they have buried their own share of acorns but sometimes they can smell other yummy stuff. it looks like they may have, or think they have found, something that takes their fancy.
has your garden got any special plants or received treatment recently. it could be that the local food supply is low and the little devils are after an easy source of food that normally they wouldnt touch (squirrel kebabs!?!)
2007-01-01 07:57:50 · answer #2 · answered by dpm1did1 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I saw a squirrel burying a nut in our lawn. We have some walnut trees and the squirrels bury the nuts so they can dig them up later. I guess you could say it's their stockpile. Have you ever hear the term "squirreling away" something (in other words hoarding)?
2007-01-01 07:57:00 · answer #3 · answered by Dean D 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Blondie's answer is correct. Studies have shown they bury food throughout areas near their nests. They do not worry about remembering where it is buried, rather they just start digging until the find some.
2007-01-01 11:24:31 · answer #4 · answered by samfrio 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you put out peanuts for birds squirrel's will take them and store the nut's by burying them for winter use when times are hard
2007-01-01 08:23:08 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the summer, they bury acorns, butternuts, and chestnuts. Then in the winter or when there isn't much food, they dig them up again.
2007-01-01 11:19:05 · answer #6 · answered by CJ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Having only tiny brains, they forget where they hid their winter store of acorns, so dig everywhere to find food.
2007-01-01 08:01:24 · answer #7 · answered by blondie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Looking for food.
2007-01-01 07:49:00 · answer #8 · answered by zen522 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is possible that they are seeking out tree seeds if you have a tree nearby that drops seeds this is possible. If this is concentrated to one area it is possible that the nest is in this area.
2007-01-01 13:23:54 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably because you have nuts burried in your lawn.
2007-01-01 15:35:49 · answer #10 · answered by CharmedTeri 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are burying nuts for the winter.
2007-01-01 07:53:51 · answer #11 · answered by fluffysheep12345 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋