Have camera...will travel: It's Raining Squirrels: Part 2

I don't know if you remember the Great Squirrel Invasion of 2011. To briefly recap, Princess N came running inside to inform us that a mouse fell out of the tree in our front yard. She had been outside doing her homework when it nearly landed on her. A couple of days later, I spotted an unfamiliar cat wandering our yard, stalking something. I went outside and saw it dip its head into the grass and run off with something in its mouth. I noticed a baby squirrel in the grass and assumed that the cat had run off with a second baby squirrel. I chased the cat but it got away. The two squirrels we did rescue took a trip to a wildlife rescue center on the other side of town. (two separate trips)

And that brings us to this afternoon. Princess N was outside working on homework while Lady A and Miss E were next door playing with our neighbor. Princess N stood up to keep an eye on the younger girls and saw something fall out of the tree. You guessed it... another squirrel! Princess N ran inside to tell me while the boy from down the street ran to tell the other girls. Then the adults had to come take a peek as well. I kept telling everyone to back off and leave it alone so the mama squirrel could come take her little one back to the nest. She came down briefly, but the children were loud and close. After about an hour, almost all of the children had left and the adults had returned to their respective homes. The boy from down the street came and knocked on the door to let us know that his sister had picked up the squirrel when it began crying. The mama squirrel quickly returned and with the crowds dispersed, she was able to return her little one to the nest.

I, of course, did what I do best in a situation like this... I grabbed my camera and took a couple of quick snapshots.