If it was on the ground I would assume bun nest. I'm not an expert on either critter though so hopefully someone else can chime in.
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It had a long worm-like tail. If it was smaller I would have thought mouse, but the leading theories are squirrel or mole.
Looks kinda squirrelly but they don't nest on the ground as far as I know. Hands too small to be a mole. Might be another rodent. I asked my critter enthusiast girlfriend and she said a general geographic location might help identify.
El Dorado county in California, just north of Placerville, on a hill above the banks of the South fork of the American River.
Almost definitely a rat. I should've guessed having 3 lol, but I hadn't seen a baby until looking it up.
My previous experience in remote trash piles says pack rats, lol.
I hope mom finds and cares for baby and comes to thank you and your children.
I don't want to speculate as to the fate of the baby, the corrugated sheet metal had to be moved and it was only a few minutes after I had removed it that we heard the squeaking. Nature is gonna nature, either the squirrel will survive, or a predator will get an easy meal. The thing is, within the family, we will probably ask "is that the squirrel all grown up?" every time we see a squirrel up there for the next few years. I think that's the best outcome we can hope for.
Yes. The universe flukes, sometimes, too. Best wishes to all. Fluke or not.
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Both you and op have appropriate profile pics.