Rodents! (cute little ones)

Living where I do I have a constant problem with rodents. Mice get into my crops, cars and food and we have great big Wood rats in the forest around the house. Nasty creatures BUT,,, give them a nice fluffy tail and warm colors and they don’t seem as bad. Squirrels and chipmunks come on the deck every day when I feed the birds. We even had Boomers (flying squirrels) for a while but don’t see them anymore. The squirrels are beginning to get used to me. They’ll come on the deck while I’m out but stay on the other side. The birds, especially my Cardinal couple, are definitely getting used to me. They will sometimes come down within 3 feet of me. Here are a couple of photos of the “cute” rodents that come visit me.