Lily relocates baby squirrels after failed raccoon attack

Lily relocates baby squirrels after failed raccoon attack - stream recording Aug 2-3, 2023

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11 ай бұрын

Lily and her 6 baby squirrels were attacked by a family of raccoons at midnight. Lily escaped and babies were saved by predator guards, but Lily is not taking chances. She moved her babies to a tree nearby. They may return when they grow bigger…
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@spvideos4088 11 ай бұрын

Wow! Lily didn't sleep after the failed attack. She was anxious the whole night. What a great Mom!

@shannonspage9360 11 ай бұрын

Of course, she herself could be captured and be injured or killed. It is why the mother flees the nest if she detects their presence and able to escape before the attack starts. If she is injured or killed it is likely her brood whole litter would die. Her escaping means even if the entire nest is destroyed she will have the opportunity to produce more litters, instead of her dying along with her entire brood. I know it seems cruel for the mother to run away at the first sign of danger instead of defending her nest. There is also a chance that the mother squirrels escape may be an attempt to get the raccoons to follow her leading them away from the nesting a by up

@TravelingArt. 11 ай бұрын

Thank you for putting the predator guards on the boxes, they work perfectly to keep marauding raccoons out!

@Professor-Patti 11 ай бұрын

Aw! Darn raccoons. It would have been so lovely to watch the babies grow on camera. Thanks for keeping us posted & for the predator guards!

@catsanddogs8983 11 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for posting this! I was so worried not seeing them in the nest, the main thing is the babies are safe, thank you for raccoon proofing their nests!

@aebbrooks 11 ай бұрын

Thanks for this video. So proud of Lily for being such a great mom, although I miss watching the "wriggling six-pack" of kittens. Thanks, as ever, SNL for all you do to protect the squirrels. The baffles on the nest box certainly saved those six tiny lives.

@rita3705 11 ай бұрын

I was so worried about them last night when I couldn't find them! Thank you for the update! ❤

@david_4739 11 ай бұрын

Thanks for posting SNL. Fascinating watching Lily tentatively return - I guess she's trying to figure out if the raccoons are still around or even in the box. Maybe she didn't know if her babies were still all in there. Scary for them all. Well done on raccoon proofing the nestboxes. Really did the job.

@aebbrooks 11 ай бұрын

Also, I'm so happy and grateful that the six babies were blissfully unaware of the raccoons' presence and continued to wriggle and snooze throughout the incident. :D

@marlenepearson3936 11 ай бұрын

Thanks for posting this SNL. And for all the foils you put up so the raccoons can't get to the squirrels. Lily is such a good mom, moving them as soon as she could to keep them safe. I was looking forward to seeing them grow up though darn it. 😕 I liked how Lily came back to make sure she didn't miss anybody. I guess squirrels can't count to 6. Oh, and the Thumbnail is creepy with the raccoon hand coming in. 😳 Many prayer 🙏 for Lily and the super 6. 💕

@ingrid2543 11 ай бұрын

Wow that was scary to watch! Lily is a good Mom!

@ladyvalerie5371 11 ай бұрын

What a wonderful moment when Lily first returned after the attack to check on her babies. Very moving.❤ So pleased they were all safe. I just wish they had moved to another nest box.

@brad4texas 11 ай бұрын

At KZfaq 22:53: Webcam internal time 12 : 21 : 07 (00 : 21 : 07 midnight hour) Lily returns to branch, watching and sniffing about, then heads into nest.

@weezy2185 11 ай бұрын

wow thank you for all you do

@hikesaroundkyoto 11 ай бұрын

Great mama, Lily. Thank you for posting this video.

@rachelashley22 11 ай бұрын

Hello Hello I am so sorry to hear about about the attack, I hope they stay safe 🙏 praying for them and for everyone there looking after them god bless ❤

@Armstrong692 11 ай бұрын

at least the raccoon didn't get any baby squirrels.

@dianehenry6540 10 ай бұрын

I remember Hana moving her three after THAT failed Raccoon attack!

@david_4739 11 ай бұрын

2:31:00 Oh no - I forgot my mobile phone ... wait it's not even here? ... maybe it's under the car seat ...

@cassieb9715 11 ай бұрын

I'm gutted to see them gone, but after seeing that, I'm not surprised she moved them, had they been bigger the raccoon may have been able to grab the top squirrel at the top of the squirrel mound that would eventually come !!

@SquirrelNestLive 11 ай бұрын

I noticed that too. I am Planning to cover the entrance to prevent raccoons from reaching inside the box like they did

@cassieb9715 11 ай бұрын

Nice one, you do so much to look after ur little squirrel squd !! Been watching this channel since last july, thank you for all ur efforts x

@TeresaMom1 11 ай бұрын

I hope they are safe where Lily moved them.

@SquirrelNestLive 11 ай бұрын

They back to this nest! Mother Lily trusts our nestboxes :)

@Butterflys3436 11 ай бұрын

❤❤❤

@cindyp.9030 11 ай бұрын

I used to like raccoons but not any more. I can't believe how vicious they can be. I know its natures way but it sucks. So glad all the babies are okay. Hope we see them again one day.

@kellygarvin7955 11 ай бұрын

Will the babies be ok in the tree now? Are they safe there?❤

@dodid0 11 ай бұрын

Thank you, are there any extra protection measures? As Lily has in the meantime returned to the nest with her 6 babies

@SquirrelNestLive 11 ай бұрын

Yes, adding temporary fencing around her tree

@ameghan919 11 ай бұрын

😱

@dianehenry6540 10 ай бұрын

Though I know the outcome was what we all wanted, this makes me so anxious! I can't watch.

@shannonspage9360 11 ай бұрын

6 kits is quite a large litter. I hope they were all moved to another nesting site with predator guards. It would be awful if in hast she moved them to a less secure nesting site. With this failed attempt the raccoons would be less likely to attempt raiding this nest again. As well no even one raccoon paw even got close to even touching one of these precious squirrel kits and they were resting without worry. I understand the raccoons need to eat too and must have been rather hungry to be attacking in a group or maybe the parent was teaching its offspring on how to search for forage for food. I certainly would like them better if they didn’t raid birds and squirrel nests. In a man created environment there are plenty of human created conditions which are easy sources for food for this raccoon group

@K.Lovelace1968 11 ай бұрын

He just almost got that fat head stuck...

@redblackeagle13 11 ай бұрын

When they have babies, do they keep them on the top of the trees or even at the bottom somewhere inside bushes?

@SquirrelNestLive 11 ай бұрын

As high as possible, away from predators

@Kailia782 11 ай бұрын

I thought it was fixed so raccoons couldn't get up the tree?

@GingerJessiVR 11 ай бұрын

This is twice I seen stupid (But cute) raccoons attack a squirrel nestbox, first was Hana's box, but the babies were old enough to escape with Momma (and tbh Hana picked the worst nestbox for her babies) And now Lily and her babies.

@diceanna 11 ай бұрын

I was watching the night the raccoon attacked Hanas nest. I didn't sleep that night.

@oceanwanderer8065 11 ай бұрын

Ye Gods!!--- This is akin to a horror movie!!

@Kailia782 11 ай бұрын

Doesnt look like she moved them very far

@NickLeeds 11 ай бұрын

Are all the baby squirrels ok?

@NYlocked 11 ай бұрын

Yes

@jamiefoley6250 8 ай бұрын

Racc attack failed therefore this place is safe riiiiigHt?

@critterallywithjohnernest. 11 ай бұрын

Awe, such a wonderful mom! I am so happy that raccoon didn't get to any of them! Raccoons are the worst. Nothing good comes from having them around, even their crap has round worm and kills squirrels. Evil critters that destroy everything.

@alliecat8348 11 ай бұрын

Raccoons are not evil. They play a role in the web of life just like squirrels, hawks, bluebirds and everything else. Do not anthropomorphize! No animals evil; that's a human concept and does not apply to them.