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Fox hunting squirrels right in our neigbourhood

Posted on September 21, 2011 by admin

The National Post has a story about a fox catching a squirrel right in our neighbourhood. I understand that this is normal: I’ve seen Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom too you know! Maybe it’s even a good sign that our … Continue reading →

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Acorns everywhere

Posted on September 20, 2011 by admin

It’s fall and the oaks trees in the neighbourhood have started to drop acorns. The neighbours behind us have a huge oak tree in their back yard that our squirrels like to spend time in. This time of year you … Continue reading →

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Playing tricks on Piggy: Imitating a squirrel alarm call

Posted on September 16, 2011 by admin

Piggy has been close to us since he was born, so he’s pretty comfortable around us. One afternoon, an unfamiliar cat showed up and all the squirrels started barking their little alarm calls to warn each other about it. Right … Continue reading →

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Florida woman saves baby squirrel from hawk

Posted on September 15, 2011 by admin

The Land O’Lakes Patch published this cute story about a Florida woman who saved a baby squirrel from a hawk. When Emma Hankins first noticed the baby squirrel, it was hanging around her porch looking tired and weak. The squirrel … Continue reading →

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A squirrel does not live by bread alone

Posted on September 11, 2011 by admin

However, the occasional meal of day old bread is also ok. (Especially since your average urban squirrel probably gets half its calories from discarded pizza crusts picked out of a garbage can.) Even though our friends over in NY published … Continue reading →

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