Video taking off 12x its usual first day

Brighter Paws' squirrel turns a bird feeder into a fairground ride

A flying entrance scatters seed, while a second squirrel watches from the grass below.

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Brighter Paws Story of November 9, 2026Trari Newsroom

Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 577,992 views a day, 12 times a normal first day on this channel (50,032).

The Bird Feeder Wasn’t Ready for This Entrance

The cardinal has a perch. The squirrel has an approach that needs work. A sideways leap onto a hanging bird feeder sends the whole thing swinging in circles, with the squirrel clinging on and birdseed flying across the backyard.

Brighter Paws' Short, "The Bird Feeder Wasn't Ready for This Entrance," reached roughly 451,000 views in its first 15 hours, already far beyond the channel's usual first-day audience for Shorts. The footage is credited on screen to @ritika.one.

The setup is wonderfully modest: a fence, trees and a feeder that looks perfectly adequate for its intended customers. The camera pans toward a tree trunk, then returns just as the squirrel arrives. Another squirrel watches from below as the airborne snack attempt becomes an exercise in holding on.

Viewers are comparing the spinning visitor to an ice skater and a circus performer. Others offer a more practical interpretation: perhaps scattering the seed was a service to the squirrel waiting on the ground.

Food-related animal interruptions are also drawing attention elsewhere on Brighter Paws: October's "I Brought Snacks. This Bird Had Other Plans." has passed two million views.

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What viewers say

He took one for the team to drop the seed on the ground
@taylordanielle4672See it on YouTube
When he drops and spins it’s like Cirque de Soleil
@GATEkidSee it on YouTube
He spins like an Olympic ice skater 😂
@SuperNova_EnterAWorldSee it on YouTube

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That squirrel's got some moves😂
@pbjelly9663See it on YouTube
I have a squirrel feeder it’s just a box with a lid they can open and I fill it with nuts they like and they never bothered my bird feeders ever again.
@pete5680See it on YouTube
It's the Twirl-A-Squirrel 2000.😂😂😂
@debbietusman3933See it on YouTube
The music and the timing were just perfect🤣
@Artemischaz2108See it on YouTube
Not only did he manage to stay upright, but he was also able to slow down the spin.
@SchneiderhahnSee it on YouTube