Finding lost snacks.

The squirrels buried old granadillas here in the garden under my study window and this little one scored a lucky find.

Now when a squirrel lays on its stomach in the shade like this, you can be sure that it's a very hot day.

The weatherman reckons that we will have 37C degrees tomorrow and that we might move up to 40C degrees soon. There is also a warning out for people to stay indoors, as the UV (Ultra Violet) rays from the sun are very dangerous. So, I will just have to stick to the shade, like the squirrel in here when we go out.
Mother nature has many lessons for us and if we don't want to learn, then we will burn.

Did I tell you that it was hot? Here below are two Cape Dwarf Geckos watching the squirrel and you can see that the sun was frying them :)

I moved a bit behind the window and luckily the squirrel didn't take off, but it only turned its back on me.

I think that there was something sour in the granadilla, as I also pull my face like this when I taste sour things:)

And then it was back into the garden, searching for another snack.

I don't know how many leftovers like this, we had to collect and dump into the compost bin.

Currently, as you see here, that Passion flower at the top will soon turn firstly into the flower below to the left, and then to a full granadilla below at the right.

So soon we will have plenty granadillas again. All of the extra rain that we have had over winter and spring will now in summer create an abundance of granadillas in our two granadilla fences. So, the squirrels will soon be very happy again.

And now to show you how clever the smaller birds are, they build their nests inside the dense leaves of the granadilla fence. They know that their babies will be born before the granadillas are ripe and then they will vacate their nests in the fence.

This is a tiny Swee Waxbill on its way inside the granadilla fence, with some furniture for its nest.

It just shows one, how everything in nature is worked out. The smaller birds have an ideal place to build their nest, and when they are done then the bigger animals arrive to eat the granadillas. Everything that the animals drop on the floor is eaten by insects and birds.
The smell of the ripening fruit draws many of nature's residents to come and feast.
Just the way that nature works.

I hope you have enjoyed the pictures.

Photos by Zac Smith-All Rights Reserved.

Camera: Canon Powershot SX70HS Bridge camera.

Thank you kindly for supporting this post.