Squirrel.

blobb

EricTheWeary said:

We had a dead one in the garage, I think a cat had dragged it in through the back door. Bigger than you think when they're laid out.

blobb said:

I watched one of our cats eat a squirrel a few weeks ago. Head first, chomp, shoulders, chomp, torso, chomp, skillful maneuver around the gall bladder, chomp...then left. Probably had enough squirrel by that point. Other cat moves in, chomp, backside, chomp, thighs, chomp, knees, chomp. Then got up and walked away with two feet and a bushy tail hanging out of her mouth to sit next to the other cat wondering what the inferior humans were looking at. Chomp.  

Our old dog found a dead rat on the park and ran around with it, the head sticking out one side of his mouth, the tail the other. He was normally fine at recall and would drop stuff but not this bloody rat - like he'd won a Jack Russell lottery. He ran around for ages, freaking out the odd child until eventually he dropped it and I could grab him. 

Ha! Yes. My spaniels were brought up around cats so they tended to act in a similar way. One of them used to pick up the occasional dead mouse left, no doubt, by a cat who wanted to make a point. He liked to suck the insides out, leaving behind a novelty mouse sleeping bag. I saw the other one spot a dead pigeon the cats had finished with. He looked at me, looked at the pile of entrails on the drive, looked back at me then, decision made, scoffed the whole thing in the blink of an eye before I could get to him. All that was left was feathers, beak and a guilty expression. Fair game for a Spaniel. The cats used to go up to them and punch them in the face occasionally just to make sure they knew their place. Of course, a feeble feline is no match for a spaniel in a fight. But Cats don't go along with such nonsense. I'm starting to like cats.

strumjoughlamps

my fave pic I shot of a squirrel. I love watching them.

skunkwerx

strumjoughlamps said:

my fave pic I shot of a squirrel. I love watching them.

Thats awesome! The image itself is as pleasing as the quality of it!!!

Sassafras

I much prefer squirrels to cats. The neighbours have started to notice their cats have been going missing so it's just as well.

Sassafras

Squirrel was one of the words suspected Nazi parachutists were made to pronounce. The theory being that if they said 'sqverrel', they must be Nazis.
I would've thought the parachute trailing behind them would be the giveaway.

smogmonster

Just to say that around this time of year baby squirrels start to leave the nest and often get into trouble.

If you do find one that has become separated from its mother and want to help, do not on any account call the the RSPCA as that organisation will euthanise any grey squirrel they get, even if it is perfectly healthy. The same goes for pigeons and just about any wildlife from my information.

Instead contact a local squirrel rehabber or wildlife rescue organisation/animal sanctuary. Baby squirrels need a calcium rich diet and their release back into the wild needs to be carefully handled. You can't just drop them off in the woods, especially greys in areas populated by red squirrels.

Dominic

RSPCA  is like a death camp for Animals...... never take anything to them
there are many other rescue organisations 

Nitefly

Vermin, Fawlty!

Fretwired

Tree rats .. bloody evil things .. we have loads of them. They totally trash trees. I've had to have several cut down due to squirrel action.

MagicPigDetective

If a young grey squirrel gets lost..... I would leave it and let nature take it's course. If it doesn't find its way back it will provide food for some other animal or bird of prey, as nature intended.

There are millions of greys about. Let the Reds rise up again. 

EricTheWeary

MagicPigDetective said:

If a young grey squirrel gets lost..... I would leave it and let nature take it's course. If it doesn't find its way back it will provide food for some other animal or bird of prey, as nature intended.

There are millions of greys about. Let the Reds rise up again. 

Then raise the scarlet standard high
Beneath it's folds we'll live and die
Though cowards flinch and traitors sneer
We'll keep the red flag flying here. 

smogmonster

MagicPigDetective said:

If a young grey squirrel gets lost..... I would leave it and let nature take it's course. If it doesn't find its way back it will provide food for some other animal or bird of prey, as nature intended.

There are millions of greys about. Let the Reds rise up again. 

Would you say that if you saw a stray puppy or kitten?

MagicPigDetective

smogmonster said:

MagicPigDetective said:

If a young grey squirrel gets lost..... I would leave it and let nature take it's course. If it doesn't find its way back it will provide food for some other animal or bird of prey, as nature intended.

There are millions of greys about. Let the Reds rise up again. 

Would you say that if you saw a stray puppy or kitten?

No because they are domesticated, not wild. 

Nitefly

@EricTheWeary shouldn't that be over here?  http://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/113912/labour-party-conference
Although I did get your jest   

Sassafras

They look like tiny little kangaroos. Think tiny Skippy.

EricTheWeary

Nitefly said:

@EricTheWeary shouldn't that be over here?  http://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/113912/labour-party-conference
Although I did get your jest   

Not seen that as I've blocked SC. 

Freedom for Tooting! 

57Deluxe

In fairness to the greys, if the reds were such fussy eaters insisting on pine cones only, then maybe they'd be more of them...