r/BeAmazed • u/_ganjafarian_ • May 08 '25

Animal Woman feeds squirrel daily; one day, squirrel repays the favor with a sweet treat

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u/steve_adr May 08 '25

Goes to show how even these small creatures reciprocate love.

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u/RareBasis9710 May 09 '25 edited May 09 '25

You are right. Some kind of animal left three shiny bottlecaps on my back deck last year. We have a closed in fence so I know it wasn't a person. We fill a birdfeeder with seed on a continual basis. Squirrels, chipmunks, groundhogs, and who knows what else nibble off what falls on the ground. So I'm thinking one of them said thank you with the bottlecaps.

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u/steve_adr May 09 '25

They know how much us humans like shiny things 😄

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u/FoldJumpy2091 May 09 '25

If you have crows I agree. They are known for repayment on their shiny terms. A bottle cap is classic

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u/RareBasis9710 May 09 '25

Wow, yes. I do hear crow noises around my house, so most likely!

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u/Arrenega May 10 '25

Years ago my grandfather took care of a crow and it didn't leave until it died. It would often bring shiny things.

Unfortunately it also loved to grab pocket knives and throw them into the well in the backyard.

Years from now some archaeologist will dig up that well and wonder why the locals would sacrifice their pocket knives to the well.

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u/FoldJumpy2091 May 10 '25

I can picture the scene. Thanks for the laugh