I鈥檝e had some - with our neighborhood squirrels over the last few winters. It could be that most homeowners in the Northeast and beyond feel like they鈥檝e had some sort of conflict with the local squirrels.
But we maybe misunderstand squirrels. Their seemingly scattershot behaviors actually suggest a fascinating intelligence and intentionality. And while we see squirrels as a nemesis of birds and bird feeders, birds live and nest in.
At the same time, for some people, .
And if you happen to suffer from that so-called sciurophobia, don鈥檛 read this next thing: It would seem that the normally essentially vegetarian California ground squirrel has recently developed at the expense of the local vole population.
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