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--Boundary_(ID_E98hkUkEeulbDwrpBYsY4A) Content-type: text/plain; CHARSET=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Begin forwarded message: > From: Mark F Elderkin <ELDERKMF@gov.ns.ca> > Date: April 18, 2010 3:25:39 PM ADT > To: jimwolford@eastlink.ca, Mike S O'Brien <OBRIENMS@gov.ns.ca>, > huynh.hm@rogers.com > Subject: Re: re Squirrel Kills Starling > > We have documented predation on passerine birds every few years at > bird feeders (evening grosbeaks, purple finches primarily). > Certainly R.W. Tufts distinguished the importance of red squirrels > as a major bird and nest predators, only surpassed (in his opinion) > in importance by domestic cats. On a .22 rifle Robie owned, he > placed the words "DEAD CATS" on one side and "SQUIRRELS" on the > other side of the stock. Each letter had about 100 or more brass > tacks representing a predator control franchise he exercised and I > would note, that all letters in each word were complete. I well > recall him telling many tales about red squirrel's appetite for > birds and eggs from favorite birds. > -----Original Message----- > From: <huynh.hm@rogers.com> > To: Wolford, James W. <jimwolford@eastlink.ca> > To: Elderkin, Mark F <ELDERKMF@gov.ns.ca> > To: O'Brien, Mike S <OBRIENMS@gov.ns.ca> > To: <huynh.hm@rogers.com> > > Sent: 4/18/2010 1:47:43 PM > Subject: Re: re Squirrel Kills Starling > > Red Squirrels are more carnivorous than the other arboreal > squirrels we have in northeastern North America. > > Howie > > > --- > Hai Minh Howard Michael Huynh > MSc Candidate > > Acadia University > Department of Biology, Room 402 > New Biology Building > 33 Westwood Avenue > Wolfville, Nova Scotia > Canada B4P 2R6 > > Tel: 902-585-1334 > Fax: 902-585-1059 > > huynh.hm@rogers.com > 090390h@acadiau.ca > --- > > --- On Sun, 4/18/10, James W. Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca> wrote: > > > From: James W. Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca> > Subject: re Squirrel Kills Starling > To: "Mike O'Brien" <obrienms@gov.ns.ca>, "Mark F Elderkin" > <elderkmf@gov.ns.ca>, "Howie Huynh" <huynh.hm@rogers.com> > Date: Sunday, April 18, 2010, 12:54 AM > > > > > > > Begin forwarded message: > > > From: bev@magickcanoe.com > Date: April 17, 2010 6:30:08 PM ADT > To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Squirrel Kills Starling > Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > > > > > > At the farm which I had in eastern Ontario, the Red Squirrels were > extremely aggressive toward birds and also rabbits. 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. One winter, a particularly aggressive Red Squirrel would > attack a rabbit that would come to eat bird seed spilled on the > ground below the feeders. The squirrel eventually became so > terrible about chasing the rabbit that it tore the rabbit's ear > quite badly. After another couple of weeks, the rabbit stopped > coming to the feeder. > In 2006, I made a little video (.mov format) which is still posted > on my server. I put a joke title on it to show to some friends in > my area (Psycho Squirrel vs. Bronco Bunny). Anyhow, for anyone who > would like to see 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 the movie, and other shots of the squirrel stalking the > rabbit, in one of my galleries on .pbase. 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 the 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 having a wrestling match on the ground. Then I > noticed black and feathers?? After a couple more rolls and bounces > the squirrel bounded away, leaving the limp body of a starling. I > went out and had a closeup look for myself, and 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 pound away at the suet block. They knock off > chunks that fall to the ground (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 such deadly > contact. > > Have any of you witnessed such a squirrel-bird encounter? This is a > first for me. > --Boundary_(ID_E98hkUkEeulbDwrpBYsY4A) Content-type: text/html; CHARSET=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable <html><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "> <br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>From: = </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px = Helvetica">Mark F Elderkin <<a = href=3D"mailto:ELDERKMF@gov.ns.ca">ELDERKMF@gov.ns.ca</a>></font></div>= <div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Date: = </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px = Helvetica">April 18, 2010 3:25:39 PM ADT</font></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>To: </b></font><font = face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><a = href=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca">jimwolford@eastlink.ca</a>, Mike = S O'Brien <<a = href=3D"mailto:OBRIENMS@gov.ns.ca">OBRIENMS@gov.ns.ca</a>>, <a = href=3D"mailto:huynh.hm@rogers.com">huynh.hm@rogers.com</a></font></div><d= iv style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Subject: = </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px = Helvetica"><b>Re: re Squirrel Kills Starling</b></font></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> <div style=3D"margin-top:= 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">We have = documented predation on passerine birds every few years at bird feeders = (evening grosbeaks, purple finches primarily).<span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span>Certainly R.W. Tufts = distinguished the importance of red squirrels as a major bird and nest = predators, only surpassed (in his opinion) in importance by domestic = cats.<span class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span>On a .22 rifle = Robie owned, he placed the words "DEAD CATS" on one side and "SQUIRRELS" = on the other side of the stock.<span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span>Each letter had about 100 = or more brass tacks representing a predator control franchise he = exercised and I would note, that all letters in each word were = complete.<span class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span>I well = recall him telling many tales about red squirrel's appetite for birds = and eggs from favorite birds.<span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">-----Original Message-----</div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">From: <<a = href=3D"mailto:huynh.hm@rogers.com">huynh.hm@rogers.com</a>></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">To: Wolford, James W. <<a = href=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca">jimwolford@eastlink.ca</a>></div= ><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">To: Elderkin, Mark F <<a = href=3D"mailto:ELDERKMF@gov.ns.ca">ELDERKMF@gov.ns.ca</a>></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">To: O'Brien, Mike S <<a = href=3D"mailto:OBRIENMS@gov.ns.ca">OBRIENMS@gov.ns.ca</a>></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">To:<span class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> = </span><<a = href=3D"mailto:huynh.hm@rogers.com">huynh.hm@rogers.com</a>></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Sent: = 4/18/2010 1:47:43 PM</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: = 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Subject: Re: re Squirrel = Kills Starling</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">Red Squirrels are more carnivorous than the other = arboreal squirrels we have in northeastern North America. <span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; = ">Howie</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; = ">---</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Hai Minh Howard Michael = Huynh</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">MSc Candidate</div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Acadia = University</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Department of Biology, Room = 402</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">New Biology Building</div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">33 Westwood Avenue</div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; = ">Wolfville, Nova Scotia</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Canada B4P = 2R6</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">Tel: 902-585-1334</div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Fax: = 902-585-1059</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><a = href=3D"mailto:huynh.hm@rogers.com">huynh.hm@rogers.com</a></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><a = href=3D"mailto:090390h@acadiau.ca">090390h@acadiau.ca</a></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">---</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: = 14px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">--- On Sun, 4/18/10, James W. = Wolford <<a = href=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca">jimwolford@eastlink.ca</a>> = wrote:</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">From: = James W. Wolford <<a = href=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca">jimwolford@eastlink.ca</a>></div= ><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">Subject: re Squirrel Kills Starling</div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">To: "Mike O'Brien" <<a = href=3D"mailto:obrienms@gov.ns.ca">obrienms@gov.ns.ca</a>>, "Mark F = Elderkin" <<a = href=3D"mailto:elderkmf@gov.ns.ca">elderkmf@gov.ns.ca</a>>, "Howie = Huynh" <<a = href=3D"mailto:huynh.hm@rogers.com">huynh.hm@rogers.com</a>></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">Date: Sunday, April 18, 2010, 12:54 AM</div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; = min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: = 14px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; = min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Begin = forwarded message:</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: = 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; = "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">From: <a = href=3D"mailto:bev@magickcanoe.com">bev@magickcanoe.com</a></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">Date: April 17, 2010 6:30:08 PM ADT</div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">To: <a = href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a></div><= div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Squirrel Kills = Starling</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Reply-To: <a = href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a></div><= div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; = min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: = 14px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">At the = farm which I had in eastern Ontario, the Red Squirrels were extremely = aggressive toward birds and also rabbits.<span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span>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.<span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span>One winter, a particularly = aggressive Red Squirrel would attack a rabbit that would come to eat = bird seed spilled on the ground below the feeders. <span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span>The squirrel eventually = became so terrible about chasing the rabbit that it tore the rabbit's = ear quite badly.<span class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> = </span>After another couple of weeks, the rabbit stopped coming to the = feeder.<span class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><span class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span>In = 2006, I made a little video (.mov format) which is still posted on my = server.<span class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span>I put a joke = title on it to show to some friends in my area (Psycho Squirrel vs. = Bronco Bunny).<span class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> = </span>Anyhow, for anyone who would like to see it, here's the = link:</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><a = href=3D"http://magickcanoe.com/psychosquirrel.mov">http://magickcanoe.com/= psychosquirrel.mov</a></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: = 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">For 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,<span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span>in one of my galleries on = .pbase.<span class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span>Here's the = URL:</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><a = href=3D"http://www.pbase.com/crocodile/rabbits">http://www.pbase.com/croco= dile/rabbits</a></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">Bev Wigney</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">(formerly of = Osgoode, Ontario, but in the process of moving to a place in the Round = Hill area this spring).</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: = 14px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">-----</div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; = min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: = 14px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">--- On Sat, 4/17/10, Sherman = Williams <sherm@glinx.com> = wrote:</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">From: = Sherman Williams <<a = href=3D"mailto:sherm@glinx.com">sherm@glinx.com</a>></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">Subject: [NatureNS] Squirrel Kills = Starling</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">To: <a = href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a></div><= div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">Received: Saturday, April 17, 2010, 3:39 = PM</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: = 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">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 = having a wrestling match on the ground.<span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span>Then I noticed black and = feathers?? After a couple more rolls and bounces the squirrel bounded = away, leaving the limp body of a starling. I went out and had a closeup = look for myself, and sure enough the bird was quite freshly, = dead.</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">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 pound away at the suet block. They knock off = chunks that fall to the ground<span class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> = </span>(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 such deadly contact.</div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; = min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Have any of = you witnessed such a squirrel-bird encounter? This is a first for = me.</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> = </blockquote></div><br></body></html>= --Boundary_(ID_E98hkUkEeulbDwrpBYsY4A)--
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