That's a pretty cool series of pictures
I think the hawk could take that squirrel if it wanted to.
That's a Coopers hawk. The hawk could not only take the squirrel it often will. We've seen occasional squirrels who've been disemboweled by either an owl or a hawk. I've seen hawks during the day casually crushing their prey in their claw waiting for it to die before they eat it. It's so disturbing to see them sitting beneath a tree in broad daylight acting as though 'Don't look here, there's nothing happening." Cool and calm.
This squirrel must have been a baby or not too bright. No normal squirrel would do that!
We never see squirrels out at night here because of the owls. I'm going to put up an owl box this year. I love hearing them at night with the cicadas in the background. It's a haunting sound.
The pig was a gift and is bigger than it looks. We always ask a two year old in the neighborhood if they want to see our pig and they climb on and giggle! From then on they come to ride the pig.
I have to keep the cushions on the chairs up. I looked out one day and a squirrel was lounging on one like it was his living room sofa. We have a half dozen bird feeders underneath the eaves there and get wonderful birds but it attracts squirrels because of the food they kick out.
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