Squirrel Nest In Tree Swing Tree - Just Started and Removed - April 2024
This week, when I came home from work one evening, I noticed a particular active squirrel trying to gnaw-off a bunch of small branches near the bottom of the big crotche(s) on our large Northern Red Oak tree in the back that has our tree swing on it. I observed him/her for a minute, then quickly saw them scurry back to what appeared to be an emerging/being-established nest. It was located a couple feet-up from the crotch. I thought about what to do. And, decided it was best to remove the nest. My thinking was that it IS NOT baby season. This nest is NOT occupied - yet. It is just being built. My preference is for him to build it much higher in this tree or...in a different tree further back from the patio/tree swing. So...I hauled out my ladder (a platform ladder) and used an extension pole that is supposed to be used to hang Christmas lights in high places and knocked the little nest down. My emotions are still mixed and I'm sure that if this gets views in some folks eye