He must be playing the Nutcracker: Squirrel captured at
children's piano... with the help of some peanut butter.
As a double act, this pair of
squirrels has got their audience going nuts.
The two grey squirrels have
been photographed riding a skateboard, playing a piano and even
pushing a wheelchair in Tampa, Florida.
Retired postwoman Kathy Pruyn
sets up the hilarious scenes by strategically placing peanuts and
peanut butter among the toys.
Hope he's learned his tails: One of the grey squirrels
appears to be playing the piano, thanks to the lure of peanut
butter
Going nuts: This squirrel looks like he's enjoying a
spot of karaoke in Tampa, Florida
New tricks: This fearless critter hops on to a tiny
skateboard in search of peanut treats
One comical shot shows one of
the furry critters 'singing' into a microphone while another shoots
a game of pool.
Another apparently shows a
squirrel towing a group of cuddly toys in a children's
cart.
Mrs Pruyn said: 'I fed the
squirrels after they had fallen out of a nest and when I released
them they still came back to my garden for food.
'One day I was going through
the old toys that needed throwing out and I just thought it would
be funny to see the squirrels with them.
'I thought the idea of seeing
what the squirrels might do with the Barbie hand-me-downs, scented
with peanut butter, might be kind of interesting.'
Poster boy: Kathy Pruyn rescued the two grey squirrels,
one pictured here in front of a job seeking sign, after they fell
out of their nest
In it for the long haul: This squirrel looks like he's
towing a trailer full of cuddly toys
Trick shot: The animal appears to have mastered the
long pot in this image of a pool table
Helping hand: It looks like this squirrel is pushing a
stuffed toy in a wheelchair, but is there a peanut hidden in the
backrest?
Mrs Pruyn has even got them to
stand behind signs with slogans including 'smile and the world
smiles with you'.
She spotted the squirrels
while on a round after they had fallen out of their
nest.
Mrs Pruyn took them home to
nurse them back to health and that have lived at the bottom of her
garden ever since.
She came up with the idea to
photograph them while rummaging through the toys left at her home
by her three grandchildren when they grew up.
'Since they are really wild
animals and live in the trees I have top hope they have a taste of
hunger for peanuts or peanut butter that day.
'Sometimes they eat too fast
and I can't get the picture, other times they run off with the toy
and leave it in the tree.'
Incognito: That disguise is fooling no one Mr
Squirrel
Curiosity killed the...: Despite the warning signs,
this squirrel still clambers into the grill in search of nuts
Net gain: Judicious use of peanut butter scent makes
this squirrel look like he's just scored a slam dunk
Must have been something he ate: This squirrel looks
like he's had a night on the tiles as Barbie takes a bath in the
background
