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What does the behavior of squirrels say about winter weather? Squirrel at Central Park on October 12, 2023 According to folklore, the bushier the squirrel's tail, the colder the winter.
Squirrels gathering nuts early to fortify against a hard winterIf it's true, this certainly pairs well with an abundance of acorns also being a sign of a hard winter.
Weather lore is the body of informal folklore related to the prediction of the weather and its greater meaning. Much like regular folklore, weather lore is passed down through speech and writing from normal people without the use of external measuring instruments.
Stormy is a yellow-bellied marmot, a member of the squirrel family. [1] He is one of the few famous groundhogs west of the Mississippi. [2] Stormy is trotted out once a year to check for his shadow and make a weather prediction. [3] [4] Concrete Driveway in Colorado claims to rely on Stormy's forecasts to prepare their fleet. [5]
A squirrel day seems to consist primarily of burying and retrieving nuts. But upon closer observation, there's a little more to this.
The words, rules and tune for "Here we go gathering nuts in May" Here we are gathering nuts in May; by Elizabeth Adela Forbes The words and rules of the game were first quoted in the Folk-Lore Record, E. Carrington (1881), [2] followed by a similar description among the games for choosing partners by G.F. Northall (1882). [3]
The latest forecast is the most unusually warm issued by the center on such a large scale in more than 15 years, according to climatologist Brian Brettschneider.. Some forecast models are hinting ...
As the winter approaches, squirrels diligently gather nuts for survival, but a young squirrel seeks easy gains through gambling despite his father's cautionary warnings. As a result, he loses all their winter provisions in dice games.