Re: [nysbirds-l] [NFBirds Report 2905] I Have Never Seen This Before !!

[Arie Gilbert]

Rick, Most animals are ~predominantly~ of one persuasion; be it vegetarian, omnivore, or carnivorous.  That is to say that your dog or cat will predominantly eat meat, and must do so, but this does not preclude them from eating grass or sampling your house plants etc. Similarly, 'vegetarian' animals are capable of opportunistically availing themselves of protein. Squirrels are known to raid nests for nestlings and eggs, but mostly gather nuts etc and have successfully occupied that niche. The thought of killer squirrels is either humorous or frightening <g> Also, The cubby-holes assigned by mankind are nowhere near as rigid as people think, or as far as nature is concerned. Arie Gilbert North Babylon, NY WWW.Powerbirder.blogspot.com  WWW.qcbirdclub.org On 12/9/2016 12:05 PM, Rick & Linda wrote: I always thought G Squirrels were vegetarians. Here are pictures of a squirrel on my deck eating a DE Junco. I could not believe my eyes but there it is. I was working on my laptop this morning and heard a thump on the sliding glass door. Evidently it was a DE Junco that hit the glass. I finished what I was doing and went to see if the bird needed to be put in a box and kept warm until it recovered.  When I got to the door I saw the squirrel already had the birds head off and was eating the rest. I have never seen this before, has anyone else? I frequently throw out leftover wet cat food, fat and other table scraps that the Bluejays and Blackbirds enjoy but the squirrels always turn their noses up at that food. She ate the whole bird and I spotted her later with only feathers stuck to her head and leg. This is a first for me and I don’t know if I like the idea of a carnivorous squirrel.  IMG_9673   IMG_9672   IMG_9671   IMG_9670   -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "North Fork Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to north-fork-birds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- NYSbirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basics Rules and Information Subscribe, Configuration and Leave Archives: The Mail Archive Surfbirds BirdingOnThe.Net Please submit your observations to eBird! -- -- NYSbirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basics Rules and Information Subscribe, Configuration and Leave Archives: The Mail Archive Surfbirds BirdingOnThe.Net Please submit your observations to eBird! -- Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2016.0.7924 / Virus Database: 4728/13562 - Release Date: 12/09/16