Squirrels
My son used to pronounce squirrel “squee-ul” so for that reason they’ve always had a special place in our family’s heart. I mentioned yesterday how we saw quite a few while we were out, perhaps because no people had been about to disturb them, and sure enough they were out and about today, too.
They give Halo little respect: she has to get very close to them before they take evasive action and even then it’s all a bit of an effort. They know she isn't really after them, but can’t be completely certain so have to go through the motions.
And so they dutifully climb up trees to escape her, but within 20 seconds of us moving along they’re back on the floor again.