Well we can’t say she’s not well fed 😂

Wow, 11 years. That's quite a lifespan for an animal this little. She seems great :)

Thank you geobeats, for featuring this sweet, kind lady. It's a great privilege to have wildlife as your friend.

When you leave that corporate life… you begin life. This was such a beautiful story. ❤

I haven’t smiled this much all week. Well done ma’am, well done.

What an honour to have her in your life xx

A clinic in how to appreciate nature.

This is one of the most beautiful human and animal stories I have every seen and I have been around for several decades. Thank you for sharing this amazing relationship.

If you hadn't lost your job, for whatever reason, you would never have discovered this beautiful world just a few yards from where you live. I envy you and your life.

What a lovely relationship!❤

To some just a backyard, but to you a world unto itself. And you're right, and wise, that many different worlds exist within inches if we are willing to see them. Wonderful video.

Helped her have a safe place and enough food to raise 11 generations is pretty cool.

I love this woman’s humble and thoughtful approach to being a friend to a wild animal. She took the time to identify what species Miss Bonita is, and what foods she needs. She made sure that feeding her wouldn’t cause her harm by encouraging comfort with other humans. She lets Miss Bonita guide their relationship and choose the activities they share. And she feels that she’s the one who’s received so much from their friendship ❤

I have been studying squirrels, possums, you name it, in Massachusetts for years. I have never heard of ground squirrels. What a remarkable array of animals you have. I can't believe you have taken ticks off a wild squirrel and are brushing her. Wow! It is a wonderful world when you start looking closely at nature. I never tire of it.

I didn’t know there were such things as ‘ground squirrels’🐿️

I love this one. It's wonderful to have her share these life lessons with us...

This person should become an ethologist! This was one of the most interesting videos I've ever seen.

Thanks for this story that contains a person's insights and observations. It's very detailed and thoughtful in a way that most of the wildlife videos are not, with the learning experience of a woman who has been able to gain so much from her close relationship with a particular ground squirrel and other wildlife she's come to see with more understanding and appreciation. This lady has a wonderful attitude.

Magical.

Rodents are so cute. I love how they eat with their little hands. I didn't even know a squirrel could live up to 11 yrs. Google says 3-4 and in captivity around 6 yrs. Miss Bonita is blessed with a long life, a loving bf and a caring neighbor.