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Yesterday a dead squirrel lay in the street opposite our driveway.  It looked like it could have been dead only a short time.  I used a large branch to move the carcass across the street.  I did not want any other car driving over it.  I know there are plenty of squirrels in the area and it is not that unusual to see a dead one on the road; nevertheless when I saw a dead one near my street, it became more personal.  I did note it disappeared by the next day.  Maybe, a vulture picked its bones.  I really don’t know.  I just felt sorry for it.

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An animal does not know right from wrong–certainly not evil; a cat will chase down chipmunks and birds and mice.  They are just programed to do that.  A dog will automatically chase a squirrel or rabbit very seldom catching one.

My wife was yelling and screaming.  The dogs caught a squirrel that they trapped in my bird feed chest.  To make it worst, it was a squirrel we called “stubby”.  I was blamed for it for I was told to leave the food chest open so this would not happen.

A squirrel or some other animal gnawed a hole in the chest so they could enter from the outside.  I felt bad for the squirrel.  Our golden retriever and her two pups were blamed (and me) for its death.

I felt bad about the whole thing.  All I could do in the future was leave the chest open or possibly move it to the garage.

Tags: bird feed, bird feed chest, birds, cats, chipmunks, dogs, golden retriever, mice, my wife, pets, rabbit, right from wrong, squirrel
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I used to keep my potatoes in the garage but last time some critter helped themselves to a few potatoes, gnawing all around several.  My wife immediately threw these in the trash.  Fortunately he left a few alone.

I used to keep bird seed in the garage, too, but I had the same problem.  Some animal probably a mouse took a liking to it, scattering the shells of the sunflower seeds, creating a real mess on the floor.

My cobs of corn which I put out for the squirrels hoping they would eat less birdseed were not safe there either.  There would be neat even rows of corn kernels gone.  This creature was winning.

I decided to keep my potatoes in the closet in the house hoping no creature could get at them there.  I will see.  I was running out of hiding places.  I was fighting a battle with an invisible enemy.  And I was losing.

Tags: bird seed, birds, closet, corn cobs, corn kernels, creatures, critters, garage, hiding spaces, house, mouse, my wife, potatoes, squirrel, sunflower seeds
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