We took in a couple of abandoned baby squirrels (about 6 weeks old) the other day and they were absolutely magic. We tried to re-unite them with their mother, but there was no sign of her. They are now living in a wildlife rescue and rehabilitation center in Boulder, CO. So this drawing is in admiration of these little creatures. Please follow the link at the bottom to know what to do if you come across some baby squirrels and for how to donate to rescuing and rehabilitating wildlife. We share the world with all sorts of creatures and every now and then we are lucky enough to be this close to them. "The squirrel is famous in Norse legend as a mischief-maker and in Celtic mythology as the symbol of Medb, a fierce goddess-queen in Irish folklore, or Queen Mab, the queen of the fairies in British stories. She had a bird and a squirrel on her shoulders and was believed to be fond of mischief." (http://www.wildwoodtrust.org.uk/files/ks2-myths-legends.pdf). It was hard to imagine these two little squirrels, as they came over to us unsteady on their feet as mischeif makers or fierce, they were small and vulnerable, seeming so relieved to be warm and safe, just curling up and sleeping as soon as we made them a t shirt nest. http://www.greenwoodwildlife.org/wildlife-emergency/i-found-an-animal/found-a-mammal/found-a-squirrel/
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