Through a Naturalist's Eyes by Michael J. Caduto

Author:Michael J. Caduto
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: University Press of New England

Pine on the Cob

A FEW SUMMERS AGO, I saw a red squirrel skittering along the top of a stone wall with something in its mouth. I snuck in closer and discovered the headless body of a chipmunk dangling from its jaws. Prior to that, I’d viewed red squirrels as curmudgeonly little herbivores, not wolves in squirrel’s clothing. It was as if Bugs Bunny had eaten the head off of Alvin the chipmunk.

The cantankerous red squirrels are opportunistic feeders. Their diet consists mostly of vegetarian fare, but in addition to eating nuts, bark, roots, fruit, fungi, buds, and flowers, they’ll partake of everything from insects, eggs, and baby birds to small reptiles, amphibians, mice, baby rabbits, and even cast-off antlers.

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