never had one actually in my lap. but last year a fox squirrel couldnt quite figure out what i was so he climbed the tree infront of me and shimmeyed out onto a branch that was a little longer than arms length away. and he just sat there for about 2min. bobbing his head up and down back and forth trying to figure out what i was and work up the courage to jump. it was so funny watching that squirrel that i started chuckling like freakin santa clause whichscared the crap out ofthe squirrel and he vamoosed barking the whole way through the woods!