Fox squirrels enjoying summer on the Kootenai River

Last week while walking beside a pond in a forested area by the Kootenai River, I came across a Fox squirrel busily eating seeds from a pine cone. He was so engaged dismantling the pine cone he barely took note of me. But after a few minutes he gathered his pine cone and scurried off to the safety of the forest and his favorite tree. The squirrel gave me a good scolding for disturbing him as he made his exit.