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I have received a request for photos. Fixing them all up while I am traveling is daunting, but I can try to share one a day until I get back:


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A hawk killed a squirrel outside our office window this weekend. My coworker watched a titmouse pick bits of frozen meat off the carcass. Today the titmouse was chased off by a bluejay, who gorged on bits of icy rodent. Just now I watched another squirrel observe the jay for a few minutes before chasing the bird away from his friend's cold body. ( Read more... )

Squirrels have become a bigger part of my job lately, since the high acorn production of the past two years has led to a population explosion. They are fascinating urban wildlife, and they are serious nuisance pests destroying wood and plastic structures, building nests in building cavities, and even stealing food from the zoo animals. It seem ( Read more... )

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On this day in 365 Urban Species: Silverfish.

The criminal uses of frozen squirrels.

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