I have not captured fascinating squirrel behavior quite like this before. Lengthy silent provocative tail wagging and scent rubbing by what appears to be a female is not an alarm signal and either territorial or sexual in nature.
Filmed with Canon SX60: https://amzn.to/2SXDngo
I'm no squirrel body language expert but it is about time for the winter mating to start. Particularly fascinating is the clear view of flexing of the anal area around 1:30 which may have scent glands and the abdominal contractions seen around 4:00 from a different angle which is probably causing the flexing seen around 1:30. There are few scholarly articles on this subject. Note the loud Blue Jay that is not at all happy that it is being ignored by me. They get jealous when I spend too much time filming squirrels. Amazing birds!
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