This man frequently prowls College Walk in search of furry friends. This particular squirrel snacks while enjoying the companionship of an individual so in touch with urban wildlife.
Photo by Louisa Clark
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Apr 17, 2010 
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This man frequently prowls College Walk in search of furry friends. This particular squirrel snacks while enjoying the companionship of an individual so in touch with urban wildlife.
Photo by Louisa Clark
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28 Comments
@Marc That would be me in the photo with the squirrel.
They are quite friendly, and don’t take much coaxing to get them to hop up on your hand to eat.
I’m not the only one feeding the little fur-balls, several other people do it as well, the squirrels are not picky about who the mooch food from… and there was some other guy who did it long before I came to Columbia so they were already pretty much trained and tame (some more so than others).
Anyway, it was not my intention to give the ‘stink eye’ to anyone so If I come off as creepy and intimidating I apologize, I generally try to avoid being scary looking… but theres not much I can do about my size.
Have a good one,
Marc
@Anonymous looks like bart piela
@Envious this.
is.
so.
COOL.
@two words squirrel army
@question for bwog or anyone:
is the NYT available in Lerner/John Jay during the summer?
@Anonymous Nope, no free NYT for the summer.
@Excellent. This no doubt explains why the resident squirrels usually run toward people instead of away.
@senior get rid of that countdown thing. i’m about to have a heart attack
@Anonymous OH GAWD
@'10 yeah, that countdown shit is not cool.
@omg bwog you totally stole the nickname squirrel whisperer from me… how did this happen!
@ummm ewwwwwww
@hm one time i saw a graduate student in a harvard shirt doing this
@hahahaha yess bwog. can u find out what his deal is. he is objectively the creepiest man on campus
@Hmph He’s actually a really nice GS student. Really, really friendly, too. Just because he’s not a 90 pound nerd or a bland Columbia-sweatshirt clad kiddie, doesn’t mean he’s automatically creepy.
That said, I would be terrified to touch a New York squirrel. Rabies indeed.
@logic... “Just because he’s not a 90 pound nerd or a bland Columbia-sweatshirt clad kiddie, doesn’t mean he’s automatically creepy.”
You’re refuting a claim that nobody made.
@Pfft He’s just trying to get at its nuts.
Well, after he kills, cleans, skins, and cooks it.
@the evidence is clear he’s already stolen the pelt of one and stuck it to his face! run little squirrel!
@Squirrel Stew Please sir, can I have some more?
@Anonymous The proper term is burgoo. It is a Kentucky delicacy.
@Burgoo Thank you sir, can I have another?
@Nature Boy The squirrels in Columbia are actually VERY friendly. If you make fast-paced kissing sounds to them, they will come to you.
@Anonymous OMG he’s so scary!!! Everytime I walk by him he gives me the stink eye and the walk-away-before-I-kill-you look. And he’s so big!
@Anonymous interview!
@yes you should interview him! his name is marc rosenthal. he’s a very friendly guy.
@this man is my hero. Unless he gets his eyes clawed out. That would be unfortunate.
@Anonymous I love that this post has the “rabies” tag
@so cute.