kennb
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Post by kennb on Apr 29, 2012 11:44:48 GMT -5
This was a chance shot taken as it presented it self. I was inside and taken through a window. He was then just for a moment and did not have too much time to get it. Taken with my Nikon.
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Post by daveh on Apr 30, 2012 9:19:39 GMT -5
Poor little thing: he/she looks to be shivering with the cold.
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Post by mickeyobe on Apr 30, 2012 13:39:25 GMT -5
Dave,
I think if it were too cold for him he wouldn't be out and about.
They are pretty savvy creatures.
This fellow looks to be very well fed.
Mickey
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Post by Deleted on Apr 30, 2012 22:03:18 GMT -5
Not a squirrel fan. We can't have a collar on the dog in the backyard because the squirrels sit just out of reach and tease him and we're afraid he'll catch his collar on a limb or fence and hang himself. The is a shot of Asher watching a treed squirrel--one of five at last count who thought they could jump down and outrun him to the fence. I have no sympathy for them. The only bad thing is they multiply so fast that the casualties haven't reduced the local population one wit. W
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Post by daveh on May 1, 2012 7:57:46 GMT -5
I keep coming back to see if the squirrel has actually been shot...but, no, it's still there.
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Post by mickeyobe on May 1, 2012 10:08:15 GMT -5
I keep coming back to see if the squirrel has actually been shot...but, no, it's still there. Asher, which is Hebrew for "I am happy" is undoubtedly quite content to wait for his prey until the squirrel comes down. Not likely. Or Asher wisely takes a nap. Not unlikely. Squirrels hereabouts are a protected species. Tourists here take great delight in watching their antics and shooting --- many thousands of pictures of them. There is not much wildlife left in this world that is neither afraid of humans nor threatening to them. Mickey
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Post by daveh on May 1, 2012 11:27:09 GMT -5
Ah, I see now the dog is Asher. I read it as Asner earlier - I must need my Ed examining.
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Post by 33dollars on May 1, 2012 14:24:38 GMT -5
Can a squirrel spread rabies? We down in the southern hemisphere don't have rabies. We have possums that muck about like squirrels but they don't spread diseases. They just eat stuff & make a racket after dark. All our other wild life is just venomous or wild & bite like. Fish, snakes & spiders. Throw in a couple of croc's & octopus. No rabies as fare as I know. Dogs can carry rabies can't they?.
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Post by daveh on May 1, 2012 18:50:48 GMT -5
I think any mammal can spread rabies: bats certainly can. I presume it is more likely to be spread by animals that are natural biters. Of course once an animal has rabies it will tend to bite more anyway. I'm sure though that some species will have more natural immunity to the disease than will others.
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Post by mickeyobe on May 3, 2012 6:18:55 GMT -5
33$$,
From MedTV. "Squirrels are almost never found to be infected with the rabies virus. Squirrels also have not been known to cause rabies in humans within the United States. Bites from a squirrel are not considered a risk for rabies unless the animal was sick or behaving in an unusual manner, and rabies is widespread in the area."
However they have frequently been seen to behave rather squirrely at times.
Mickey
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Post by Deleted on May 3, 2012 9:33:30 GMT -5
Asher will stay under a treed squirrel until the proverbial cows come home. I guarantee you he wil not take a nap. He doesn't chase birds or any other small animals. Only squirrels, and he has a very deep dislike for them--probably because they intentionally taunt him. Eventually the squirrel will:
A. Jump to a tree in the neighbor's yard and escape, B. Try to jump to a tree, miss and manage to outrun Asher on the ground. C. Try to jump to a tree, miss, and unsuccessfully try to run to safety.
Ever seen a dog grab and old sock in his mouth and whip it back and forth? Socks handle that action better than squirrels do. Once the squirrel has been "whipped" Asher has no further interest in it.
I find it interesting that even when one of their tribe loses the competition, within days there will be another squirrel in a tree, in our yard, taunting the dog.
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Post by mickeyobe on May 3, 2012 13:38:58 GMT -5
Wayne,
"Ever seen a dog grab and old sock in his mouth and whip it back and forth? Socks handle that action better than squirrels do. Once the squirrel has been "whipped" Asher has no further interest in it."
I would be happy to send Asher my old socks. Would he prefer them washed or ripe?
Mickey
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