Squirrels

[badger]

You gals aren't going to like this but....

Last summer my BF bought a small animal trap. He managed to catch a couple of squirrels with it and... well... took them out to the park next to our house with our dogs and turned them loose. One squirrel got away... but the other ended up as doggie dessert.

SpinSpinSugar

wow... how unspeakably cruel. At least shooting is instant and humane. I can say more, but I'll keep them to myself.

[PamNY]

Photos of my all-time favorite squirrel behavior: taunting hawks. There's nothing the hawk can do about it; they usually make a few threatening gestures, then fly away. Scroll down a couple of frames to see the brave squirrel.

Here's a very interesting article about squirrels, including how they are similar to primates in some ways. BTW, it's not true that Manhattanites hate squirrels.

[bmccasland]

Photos of my all-time favorite squirrel behavior: taunting hawks. There's nothing the hawk can do about it; they usually make a few threatening gestures, then fly away. Scroll down a couple of frames to see the brave squirrel.

Really cool photos! And the person who posted them had a sense of humor too. Love some of the captions!

[schnitzle]

Squirrels, love to hate them or hate to love them? They're so darned funny, but then also such a pain when they steal your just ripening strawberries, or dig up a tulip bulb take a bite and throw it aside! Someone in my neighborhood feeds them peanuts because I find a lot of rotten peanuts when I'm gardening XD I'd never kill one.

I've actually seen a rat in my bird feeder It must have crawled long the tree branch and down onto the feeder. We have a lot of ivy in our area, so I assume they live there. Not much I can do. Of course that was before I had dogs. Now the small creatures only venture into my yard early in the morning or at night after the noisy patrol are asleep :P I kind of miss the wildlife to be honest!