Gentlemen.......
The one factor no one has really addressed in squirrel defense.......
Mass Production.
I have seen it here for years. When a hawk or a snake gets a squirrel dinner, the entire clan takes it as a sign for a mass orgy, producing 10-20-30 times more squirrels that the one lost.
Of course, this leads to a shortage of the food supply, so they then have to learn to eat whatever is available.....snakes, hawk eggs, owl eggs........and even your pet Fido.
BBC NEWS | Europe | Russian squirrel pack 'kills dog'
Whatever it takes, they intend to be the "last man standing" when the apocalypse comes, and if I was a gambler, I'd bet on the squirrels.
I can't show the follow-up video where the Squirrel Army finished off the poor doggie and made a doggie casserole....it was too painful to post......
BTW- Otis is thrilled that this thread has been "Squirrel Hijacked!"
If he had his way PF would be 100% squirrel oriented.
I like squirrels, but there is a limit.......if that happened, I might have to switch to Canon or Nikon. You too?