{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"PoohsDen","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden","author_name":"Vinitha","author_url":"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/author\/pooh_admin\/","title":"Of begging squirrels and ducks &#8212; PoohsDen","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"wolcddbGjg\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/of-begging-squirrels-and-ducks\/\">Of begging squirrels and ducks<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/of-begging-squirrels-and-ducks\/embed\/#?secret=wolcddbGjg\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Of begging squirrels and ducks&#8221; &#8212; PoohsDen\" data-secret=\"wolcddbGjg\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"I have been harassed by a rather different cadre of beggars not the usual 2-legged homo sapiens and it has been really really funny! Me and baby bro KA have been eating lunch together the past few weeks at the school campus which has more squirrels than students this summer. These squirrels are gigantic (at least compared to their counterparts in India) and beg for food. They even go to the extend of following you till you feed them. They enjoy chapatis and Twix chocolates! They are daring enough to come close to you, stare at you for what seems like an infinitely long time before you give in and feed them. And to think I thought they were cute! Here is a pic of KA feeding chapati to the squirrel My next incident with the animal kingdom is even funnier. A rainy, soggy Saturday afternoon, I head to R&#8217;s office (that overlooks a lake with a fountain and ducks). I parks the car and waits for R to come out. And immediately the car is surrounded by bandit ducks! Quacking and begging for food! They have been living off the food feed by kids who come to &#8220;feed the [&hellip;]","thumbnail_url":"http:\/\/bp0.blogger.com\/_95QOx8le0QY\/Rpy-wDvmKNI\/AAAAAAAAAOw\/z5MhbAa2Kcw\/s400\/Image003.jpg"}