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One of the squirrels out back is sporting a clipped tail. It's certainly not an intentional fashion statement, but it's definitely noticeable. I'm not sure what happened.
I noticed it Sunday, the same day I came downstairs to see a Sharp-shinned Hawk standing on a finch on the deck, ten feet from the door. The little finch was very much alive and struggling to break away, but the hawk was in no hurry. It stood there looking around for an agonizing amount of time (4 minutes?) before flying away with the still-living bird in its talons.
We live inside our artificial environments, but nature proceeds all around us whether we happen to notice or not.
Everybody in the Morgan Hall squirrel group was in major 'grab and run' mode last Sunday morning. This little newcomer was the only one who stopped to sample the goodies.
My bird feeders must attract at least a half-dozen squirrels. I put seed on the ground to try to keep them well-fed enough that they MIGHT let the birds eat too... It works, mostly, but sometimes one of them gets onto a feeder anyway. This fella (or gal) is on the ledge of my office window, trying to figure out how to leap backwards onto the feeder behind him (or her).