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Feeding Squirrels - Recommended technique
- To: "Carolina Birds" <carolinabirds@duke.edu>
- Subject: Feeding Squirrels - Recommended technique
- From: "Tim Lewis" <tlewis@buncombe.main.nc.us>
- Date: Mon, 7 Jan 2002 09:25:15 -0500
- Sender: carolinabirds-owner@acpub.duke.edu
At our feeders yesterday afternoon we ended up feeding a squirrel...to a
Red-tailed Hawk. Very cool. This particular tree rat has been
especially persistent in pursuit of food for birds - so much so that
he/she became the food. A bit too literal for Zen.
The hawk must have seen the squirrel near the feeder on the deck which
looks out on an open area where we usually have Red-tails, Red
Shoulders, and Kestrels. He ate half of it in the yard and felt like he
was being watched (!) and flew to a nearby tree to finish. Now that
this hawk has had success I'm sure he will try again. That is a "Good
Thing". (Thanks Martha S.)
Tim Lewis & Lori Unruh
Weaverville, NC
tlewis@buncombe.main.nc.us