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RED VERSUS GRAY SQUIRRELS

Started by nastygunz, October 01, 2009, 08:33:39 AM

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WELL I HAVE ALWAYS HEARD AND READ THAT RED SQUIRRELS AND GRAY SQUIRELS DO NOT GET ALONG AND THAT THE MUCH SMALLER RED SQUIRREL WILL DRIVE AWAY THE BIGGER GRAY SQUIRREL. HAVING SAID THAT I HAVE NEVER ACTUALLY SEEN AN INTERACTION BETWEEN THE TWO...THAT IS UNTIL THIS MORNING...I WAS WORKING ON MY COMPUTER AND LOOOKED OUT THE BACK WINDOW AND SAW 2 BIG GRAY SQUIRRELS ZIPPIN AROUND EATING N DIGGING ON THE GROUND...THEN I SAW A SMALL RED SQUIRREL COME DOWN A TREE TRUNK AND INSTANTLY ATTACKED THE 2 BIGGER SQUIRRELS AND CHASED THEM BOTH WITH INTENSITY UNTIL THEY BOTH VACATED THE AREA...SEVERAL TIMES THE RED SQUIRREL WAS RIGHT BEHIND THEM BY INCHES ALTHOUGH THERE WAS NO ACTUAL CONTACT BUT THE GRAYS NEVER TRIED TO FIGHT BACK THEY RAN LIKE HELL...FINALLY THINGS QUIETED DOWN AND ABOUT 30 MINUTES LATER THERE WAS ANOTHER GRAY SQUIRREL IN THE SAME AREA...INTERESTING CONFIRMATION OF A LONG TIME FACT I HAD READ ABOUT.