A curious gray squirrel sits on a wooden fence, looking out, on alert. Its bushy tail is up, its ear are up. One ear has a notch or bite in it. It`s not easy being a squirrel. Some people call suburban rats. Not only are they prodigious forest regenerators, they are quite entertaining, burying acorns and other nuts in the garden to store them for winter, playing with each other and with sticks in the yard. Their big brown eyes suggest that they are gentle creatures. They scold passersby with their chatter and squeaks. If you`re trying to keep them out of your garden, try garlic, red or black pepper or coffee grounds. It`s said that they dislike those scents. Sciurus carolinensis, the Eastern Gray Squirrel, native to the Northeastern United States.
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