iN PHOTOS: Summertime animal antics in Kamloops, Okanagan

Nature is full of surprises with wild animals getting up to adorable antics, and some entertaining moments were captured in the Thompson-Okanagan this late spring and early summer. Kamloops resident Sammy Schafer is watching and photographing a mother squirrel and her babies as they...

iN PHOTOS: Summertime animal antics in Kamloops, Okanagan
Nature is full of surprises with wild animals getting up to adorable antics, and some entertaining moments were captured in the Thompson-Okanagan this late spring and early summer. Kamloops resident Sammy Schafer is watching and photographing a mother squirrel and her babies as they grow up in a tree on her family’s property. “They chase each other, play, and get into mischief,” she said. “The mother is obsessed with my dad. She visits him daily and waits on the balcony for him to come outside in the morning. She squeaks through the screens on the windows wanting him to come outside, it’s quite adorable.”  Schafer's family named the mother squirrel Sandy after the squirrel from the SpongeBob SquarePants cartoon.  "It’s been such a joy watching the baby squirrels grow, a heartwarming experience we’ll never forget," she said.  READ MORE: Mammoth-sized marmot spotted in Kamloops park https://infotel.ca/newsitem/mammoth-sized-marmot-spotted-in-kamloops-park/it109802 Included in this photo collection is a deer going for a swim in Okanagan Lake, marmots duelling in a park in Kamloops and a loon trying to steal a fisherman's catch in Merritt.  If you have awesome wildlife photos to share, send them to news@infonews.ca.  mailto:news@infonews.ca To contact a reporter for this story, email Shannon Ainslie mailto:sainslie@infonews.ca  or call 250-819-6089 or email the editor mailto:news@infonews.ca . You can also submit photos, videos or news tips to the newsroom mailto:tips@infonews.ca  and be entered to win a monthly prize draw. We welcome your comments and opinions on our stories but play nice. We won't censor or delete comments unless they contain off-topic statements or links, unnecessary vulgarity, false facts, spam or obviously fake profiles. If you have any concerns about what you see in comments, email the editor in the link above. SUBSCRIBE to our awesome newsletter here https://infotel.ca/newsletter .