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Fur and Fangs rather than Feathers and Beaks

10,000 Birds

He complained they were eating the grass he wanted for his horses. Undesirable alien: there are an estimated 2 million Grey Squirrels in Britain An English Red Squirrel. First released into Britain 150 years ago, they have largely ousted the native Red Squirrel. Now an endangered animal in Britain.

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Tufted Titmouse Plucking a Raccoon

10,000 Birds

Naturalists examining old nests have identified raccoon, opossum, dog, fox squirrel, red squirrel, rabbit, horse, cow, cat, mouse, woodchuck, and even human hair in titmouse nests.

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