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Index of Subjects This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_00B2_01CFDF30.D598D120 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Thank you all for your information and stories. I will never read = Squirrel Nutkin=E2=80=99s adventures to a child in quite the same way = again.=20 Ian McKay From: Paul MacDonald=20 Sent: Friday, October 03, 2014 4:57 PM To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20 Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Strange squirrel behaviour - NYC Yes Ian they do eat meet and meat with mustard on it as well! Once in Keji this time of year my wife was making ham sandwiches=20 for lunch. Before she got the second slice of bread in place a suirrell rushed down from a tree, grabbed the ham and back up the tree as quick as a flash. By the way it ate the ham, he thought it delicious! Paul On Wednesday, October 1, 2014 10:16 AM, Ian McKay <ian@amimckay.com> = wrote: We just got back from a trip to NYC and saw some strange behaviour I = was=20 hoping someone could shed some light on. This is possibly unpleasant, = please=20 stop reading if you are tender hearted. While walking on Roosevelt Island we came upon a small [about 2/3 full = size]=20 grey squirrel that may have been hit by a car and made its way to the = grass.=20 It was twitching, but seemingly barely alive. While we discussed what we = could do for it, a larger grey came down the nearby tree, rushed over to = the=20 fallen squirrel and began to sniff it in earnest. Then, quick as = thought, it=20 grasped the injured squirrel in its mouth and rushed back up the tree! I = wouldn't have thought it could move so fast or nimbly with such a heavy = and=20 awkward load. Now, we thought, there is a mother still caring for her offspring. = Then,=20 a darker thought entered our minds [we had be discussing the infamous = insane=20 asylum that used to stand where we were] and wondered...do squirrels eat = meat? shudder. We are hoping that this is not the case and we witnessed a wonderful,=20 maternal moment. But the naturalist in us wondered - just how sharp in = tooth=20 and claw nature might be. Any ideas? Ian McKay Scots Bay=20 ------=_NextPart_000_00B2_01CFDF30.D598D120 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <HTML><HEAD></HEAD> <BODY dir=3Dltr> <DIV dir=3Dltr> <DIV style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri'; COLOR: #000000"> <DIV>Thank you all for your information and stories. I will never read = Squirrel=20 Nutkin=E2=80=99s adventures to a child in quite the same way again. = </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Ian McKay</DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D'FONT-SIZE: small; TEXT-DECORATION: none; FONT-FAMILY: = "Calibri"; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: normal; = DISPLAY: inline'> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt tahoma"> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"BACKGROUND: #f5f5f5"> <DIV style=3D"font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A = title=3Dpaulrita2001@yahoo.com=20 href=3D"mailto:paulrita2001@yahoo.com">Paul MacDonald</A> </DIV> <DIV><B>Sent:</B> Friday, October 03, 2014 4:57 PM</DIV> <DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=3Dnaturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20 href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</A> = </DIV> <DIV><B>Subject:</B> Re: [NatureNS] Strange squirrel behaviour -=20 NYC</DIV></DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV></DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D'FONT-SIZE: small; TEXT-DECORATION: none; FONT-FAMILY: = "Calibri"; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: normal; = DISPLAY: inline'> <DIV=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 14px; FONT-FAMILY: helveticaneue, helvetica neue, = helvetica, arial, lucida grande, sans-serif; COLOR: #000; = BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fff"> <DIV><SPAN>Yes Ian they do eat meet and meat with mustard on it as = well!</SPAN></DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 14px; FONT-FAMILY: helveticaneue, helvetica neue, = helvetica, arial, lucida grande, sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); = FONT-STYLE: normal; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><SPAN>Once=20 in Keji this time of year my wife was making ham sandwiches = </SPAN></DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 14px; FONT-FAMILY: helveticaneue, helvetica neue, = helvetica, arial, lucida grande, sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); = FONT-STYLE: normal; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><SPAN>for=20 lunch. Before she got the second slice of bread in place a = suirrell</SPAN></DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 14px; FONT-FAMILY: helveticaneue, helvetica neue, = helvetica, arial, lucida grande, sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); = FONT-STYLE: normal; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><SPAN>rushed=20 down from a tree, grabbed the ham and back up the tree as</SPAN></DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 14px; FONT-FAMILY: helveticaneue, helvetica neue, = helvetica, arial, lucida grande, sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); = FONT-STYLE: normal; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><SPAN>quick=20 as a flash. By the way it ate the ham, he thought it = delicious!</SPAN></DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 14px; FONT-FAMILY: helveticaneue, helvetica neue, = helvetica, arial, lucida grande, sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); = FONT-STYLE: normal; BACKGROUND-COLOR: = transparent"><SPAN>Paul</SPAN></DIV> <DIV class=3DqtdSeparateBR><BR><BR></DIV> <DIV class=3Dyahoo_quoted style=3D"DISPLAY: block"> <DIV=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 14px; FONT-FAMILY: helveticaneue, helvetica neue, = helvetica, arial, lucida grande, sans-serif"> <DIV=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: helveticaneue, helvetica neue, = helvetica, arial, lucida grande, sans-serif"> <DIV dir=3Dltr><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>On Wednesday, October 1, 2014 = 10:16 AM, Ian=20 McKay <ian@amimckay.com> wrote:<BR></FONT></DIV><BR><BR> <DIV class=3Dy_msg_container>We just got back from a trip to NYC = and saw=20 some strange behaviour I was <BR>hoping someone could shed some light = on. This=20 is possibly unpleasant, please <BR>stop reading if you are tender=20 hearted.<BR><BR>While walking on Roosevelt Island we came upon a small = [about=20 2/3 full size] <BR>grey squirrel that may have been hit by a car and = made its=20 way to the grass. <BR>It was twitching, but seemingly barely alive. = While we=20 discussed what we <BR>could do for it, a larger grey came down the = nearby tree,=20 rushed over to the <BR>fallen squirrel and began to sniff it in earnest. = Then,=20 quick as thought, it <BR>grasped the injured squirrel in its mouth and = rushed=20 back up the tree! I <BR>wouldn't have thought it could move so fast or = nimbly=20 with such a heavy and <BR>awkward load.<BR><BR> Now, we thought, = there is=20 a mother still caring for her offspring. Then, <BR>a darker thought = entered our=20 minds [we had be discussing the infamous insane <BR>asylum that used to = stand=20 where we were] and wondered...do squirrels eat <BR>meat? = shudder.<BR><BR>We are=20 hoping that this is not the case and we witnessed a wonderful, = <BR>maternal=20 moment. But the naturalist in us wondered - just how sharp in tooth = <BR>and claw=20 nature might be.<BR><BR>Any ideas?<BR><BR>Ian McKay<BR>Scots Bay=20 <BR><BR><BR><BR></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></BODY></= HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_00B2_01CFDF30.D598D120--
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