"Bird" house

OK, so we have our lovely old birdhouse in the clematis, with the enlarged entrance courtesy of a Downy woodpecker. Some Chickadees built a nest here several years back, but it failed. Earwigs love it most years, but nothing thus far this year.

And Penny says, "Come quickly, there is something in the birdhouse", so I do and a face peers out the door at me. Big brown eyes, little black nose, beige snout, black/brown forehead, rounded little ears. "Cutie". Gotta grab the camera. Last I've seen of the cute little varmint, but I think it was a small squirrel - black or red.

Something is obviously inside the house as seen here using funky exposures. Bedding, I suspect.

So I unscrew the cleaning catch at the bottom of the house to allow the side to open if it wants to. I'm not thrusting my hand in there! Some hours later, this is the result. Definitely some kind of nesting material. That's that, says I, "Cutie" will move on.

Late in the day, this is the scene. Seems the varmint has not moved out, but is rearranging the furniture.

And this is today. Still cannot get a picture of "Cutie", but she is still working on the abode.

More later if anything further develops.