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Red-tailed Hawk Hunting a Gray Squirrel

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On a walk around Baisley Pond Park’s eponymous pond in Queens recently I heard a Gray Squirrel chittering away angrily at something. Tired of White-throated Sparrows and American Robins , I decided to stroll over and see what the squirrel was so upset about. But the hawk would not give the squirrel long to rest.

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Do squirrels and birds have beef?

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I currently feed the squirrels near me by leaving them nuts, but I’ve seen birds around and wanna feed them but I’m afraid I may start a war, is it ok? submitted by /u/After-Shelter [link] [comments]

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Are squirrels resistant?

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When I was driving to work this morning, I saw a squirrel get clipped by the wheel of a cop’s motorcycle (the cop was speeding). The poor squirrel somersaulted from the impact before managing to cross the street and run up a tree. Will the poor little guy be okay?

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Baby Squirrel

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Haven’t seen any other squirrels around. At work for the past two days a baby squirt has been crying and running around. Should I take it to a shelter or will the mother come back? It’s been crying all day. submitted by /u/Mickywoof [link] [comments]

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The squirrel next door

10,000 Birds

I still know my audience - this is primarily a blog read by birders in North America, who see the term “squirrel” as little more than a synonym for house sparrow, starling, pest and cholera. But bear with me for a second: this post presents a different context for a different squirrel. Anyway, the Eurasian Red Squirrel.

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Albino Squirrel

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After seeing an albino squirrel in a Redgannet post , The Management wrote to me suggesting that they would like one of those. He had seen Mike’s white squirrels , but they just weren’t white enough. When I arrived there was no sign of the white squirrel. “ This post comes by way of an assignment.

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Baby squirrel question

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Despite the presence of a dog, a grey squirrel decided our yard was the place to dig a hole and apparently create a burrow. I did not know that type of squirrel burrowed like that - I thought they made nests in trees! We called him off but a young squirrel appears to have been displaced. Dog’s inside but that’s not sustainable.