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If You Think Squirrels Raiding Your Feeders Are Bad News…

10,000 Birds

5 Responses to “If You Think Squirrels Raiding Your Feeders Are Bad News…&# Jochen Mar 17th, 2011 at 10:17 am What is it with North American birders and squirrels?! I, an American birder, like squirrels and they must sense that because they never attack me. Wicked, right? You have no idea how bad it can get.

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NASA Funds Radiation Experiments on Monkeys

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In Bergman's study, according to Discovery News, 18 to 28 squirrel monkeys would be subjected to radiation and periodically tested to gauge how exposure affects performance in a variety of learned tasks. I am so sorry, but the likelihood and necessity of trips to Mars are immeasurably low right now. Trips to Mars?

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Why are Birds So Important to People?

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Or These Blasts From The Past The New ABA President is… IATB Deadline If You Think Squirrels Raiding Your Feeders Are Bad News… Have You Seen Save the Reagan Owl About the Author Mike Mike is a leading authority in the field of standardized test preparation, but what he really aspires to be is a naturalist. Wicked, right?

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Don't Forget the Birds of Brazil Giveaway

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If You Think Squirrels Raiding Your Feeders Are Bad News… Monk Parakeet Battle Continues in West Haven, CT The New Google Analytics Looks Good! Wicked, right? Tags: Asides • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more! Get to it already! Hat-tip to Stella.

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A New Use For Those BBQ Tongs

Animal Person

I tweeted about a similar incident about a month ago and someone replied that she was glad there was someone fighting for the safe-dining rights of hawks. I don't know if she was being sarcastic, but in my town I see dead armadillos, opossums, raccoons, all manner of turtles, and squirrels dead in the middle of the road frequently.

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On "High in the Clouds"

Animal Person

From Barnes and Noble : "Wirral the Squirrel is homeless. I'm giving the book a vegan/animal rights message because that's my lens. So there's a pro-environment/anti-development message in the book that, for me, is clearer than the animal rights message. Tags: Activism Books Ethics Language.

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Half Hardy

10,000 Birds

The thought of an Oriole foraging in bare winter branches is as foreign as a Petrel on a pool and yet, there it was in my yard picking through an abandoned squirrel’s nest for what appeared to be spiders. Wicked, right? The truth is, wintering Baltimore Orioles are unusual, but not unheard of, in the southeast. Hat-tip to Stella.