The squirrels are moulting.

Juveniles now taking off their winter jackets, to become adults.

I will also show you a lovely new little one.

Many animals and other species change their winter colors to suit the seasons mostly from winter to summer and tame animals like dogs and cats do the same. A sudden occasion of hair changing color, or falling out should be nothing to worry about, except in the case of illnesses.

Humans on the other hand can enforce moulting by suntanning to change a faded winter skin color into a brown summer look. Males however also shed their hair, but unlike the animals, the hair that the males shed never grows back. I think that the popular term for males shedding hair is called balding :)
Now before the males stone me, I have also sent most of my hair to the dry cleaners, and then I lost the slip to reclaim my hair :)

At first, let's have a look at 3 shots below of one of the new babies that the mom brought along to come and eat avocados.

A real cute little critter, isn't it?

And then I will finish off with two molting juveniles.

The one only likes to eat nuts.

And the other one rather prefers to eat avocados. Both of them moulting.

For some strange reason I like to share our squirrels on Fridays, and I think that after a hard week, everyone deserves a lighthearted break on Fridays, especially in anticipation of the coming weekend break. So, I mix my narratives with a bit of humor in order to get a smile. It is said that smiles are healthy to increase one's dopamine, and said dopamine raises one's happiness. Now I don't know if this is true, as all that I know about smiles is that it keeps me happy. So, I wish everyone to have a great and happy weekend, so, keep on smiling.
Such is life.

I hope you enjoyed the pictures and the story.

Photos by Zac Smith. All-Rights-Reserved.

Camera: Canon PowershotSX70HS Bridge camera.

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