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Index of Subjects --0-108901553-1271539808=:19787 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable At the farm which I had in eastern Ontario, the Red Squirrels were extremel= y aggressive toward birds and also rabbits.=A0 The squirrels cached apples = high in the branches of one of the maple trees and would spend hours trying= to keep Blue jays from stealing a bite out of them.=A0 One winter, a parti= cularly aggressive Red Squirrel would attack a rabbit that would come to ea= t bird seed spilled on the ground below the feeders. =A0 The squirrel event= ually became so terrible about chasing the rabbit=0Athat it tore the rabbit= 's ear quite badly.=A0 After another couple of=0Aweeks, the rabbit stopped = coming to the feeder.=20 =A0In 2006, I made a little video (.mov format) which is still posted on my= server.=A0 I put a joke title on it to show to some friends in my area (Ps= ycho Squirrel vs. Bronco Bunny).=A0 Anyhow, for anyone who would like to se= e it, here's the link: http://magickcanoe.com/psychosquirrel.mov For those who can't play the video clip, there are some still shots from th= e movie, and other shots of the squirrel stalking the rabbit,=A0 in one of = my galleries on .pbase.=A0 Here's the URL: http://www.pbase.com/crocodile/rabbits Bev Wigney (formerly of Osgoode, Ontario, but in the process of moving to a place in t= he Round Hill area this spring). ----- --- On Sat, 4/17/10, Sherman Williams <sherm@glinx.com> wrote: From: Sherman Williams <sherm@glinx.com> Subject: [NatureNS] Squirrel Kills Starling To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca Received: Saturday, April 17, 2010, 3:39 PM This afternoon I happened to be looking out the window near the bird feeder= area and noticed what I thought were two Red Squirrels tumbling around hav= ing a wrestling match on the ground.=A0 Then I noticed black and feathers??= After a couple more rolls and bounces the squirrel bounded away, leaving t= he limp body of a starling. I went out and had a closeup look for myself, a= nd sure enough the bird was quite freshly, dead. It would appear that the squirrel pounced on the starling as it was eating = crumbs under the suet block. Lately I have had 2 or 3 starlings coming to p= ound away at the suet block. They knock off chunks that fall to the ground= =A0 (although I'd rather they didn't), then they drop down and gobble it up= . On various occasions I've observed the squirrel will deliberately make a = dash at the birds to run them off, but this is the first time I've seen suc= h deadly contact. Have any of you witnessed such a squirrel-bird encounter? This is a first f= or me. --0-108901553-1271539808=:19787 Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <table cellspacing=3D"0" cellpadding=3D"0" border=3D"0" ><tr><td valign=3D"= top" style=3D"font: inherit;">At the farm which I had in eastern Ontario, t= he Red Squirrels were extremely aggressive toward birds and also rabbits.&n= bsp; The squirrels cached apples high in the branches of one of the maple t= rees and would spend hours trying to keep Blue jays from stealing a bite ou= t of them. One winter, a particularly aggressive Red Squirrel would a= ttack a rabbit that would come to eat bird seed spilled on the ground below= the feeders. The squirrel eventually became so terrible about chasi= ng the rabbit=0Athat it tore the rabbit's ear quite badly. After anot= her couple of=0Aweeks, the rabbit stopped coming to the feeder. <br> I= n 2006, I made a little video (.mov format) which is still posted on my ser= ver. I put a joke title on it to show to some friends in my area (Psy= cho Squirrel vs. Bronco Bunny). Anyhow, for anyone who would like to = see it, here's the link:<br>http://magickcanoe.com/psychosquirrel.mov<br>Fo= r those who can't play the video clip, there are some still shots from the = movie, and other shots of the squirrel stalking the rabbit, in one of= my galleries on .pbase. Here's the URL:<br>http://www.pbase.com/croc= odile/rabbits<br><br>Bev Wigney<br>(formerly of Osgoode, Ontario, but in th= e process of moving to a place in the Round Hill area this spring).<br><br>= -----<br><br><br><br>--- On <b>Sat, 4/17/10, Sherman Williams <i><sherm@= glinx.com></i></b> wrote:<br><blockquote style=3D"border-left: 2px solid= rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; padding-left: 5px;"><br>From: Sherman = Williams <sherm@glinx.com><br>Subject: [NatureNS] Squirrel Kills Starling<br>= To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca<br>Received: Saturday, April 17, 2010, 3:39 PM<= br><br><div class=3D"plainMail">This afternoon I happened to be looking out= the window near the bird feeder area and noticed what I thought were two R= ed Squirrels tumbling around having a wrestling match on the ground. = Then I noticed black and feathers?? After a couple more rolls and bounces t= he squirrel bounded away, leaving the limp body of a starling. I went out a= nd had a closeup look for myself, and sure enough the bird was quite freshl= y, dead.<br><br>It would appear that the squirrel pounced on the starling a= s it was eating crumbs under the suet block. Lately I have had 2 or 3 starl= ings coming to pound away at the suet block. They knock off chunks that fal= l to the ground (although I'd rather they didn't), then they drop dow= n and gobble it up. On various occasions I've observed the squirrel will deliberately make a dash at the birds to run them off, but this is th= e first time I've seen such deadly contact.<br><br>Have any of you witnesse= d such a squirrel-bird encounter? This is a first for me.</div></blockquote= ></td></tr></table> --0-108901553-1271539808=:19787--
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