The Death of a Squirrel

[Muse]

Originally posted by: destrekor

Originally posted by: Rubycon

Originally posted by: Jeff7
Calling a city agency? To dispose of a dead squirrel?

Pick it up, toss it in a trash can, and go wash your hands somewhere.

That's what buzzards are for. That failing the flies will come and the maggots will be there shortly consuming it totally before the weekend is over.

Precisely. It's a fucking squirrel. Give me a pellet gun and I'd be shooting them.
Except squirrels are also amusing to someone like me, for they are entertaining in their ADHD antics. And on campus we have a few albino squirrels... think it's a family genetic defect, because one was killed by a hawk last year, and then I saw another one a few weeks later. They are awesome.

OP, don't fuss over a squirrel. But I do want to know what you would do if it were a bigger creature, say... a cat. If it was a dog I'd call some service to pick it up, but that's the line I draw. Anything larger than a dog I'll call in, but vermin are a good source of food for the larger birds I see circling overhead. I mean, gotta keep the food chain together somehow, right? Else they'll be dive-bombing pets in backyards. Can't have that now can we?

Thanks, I see your point. We don't have buzzards in Berkeley. Biggest birds I see are crows, occasionally. Squirrels in the road just seem to get run over again and again until they look like filthy pelts. I was hoping I didn't have to skate past that one again. If it were in front of my house I'd sack it in a plastic bag or two and toss it in my trash can.

 

[Muse]

Originally posted by: RedSquirrel
That sucks. What a way to go. Sadly squirrels become too trusting of humans sometimes, to the point they think we can't make mistakes lethal to them. My great grandma actually killed a chipmunk once by accident. The chipmunk was just hanging out on a chair as my grandma sat on it and the chipmunk did not bother to move out of the way lol. That's a darwin award right there.

I kind of like squirrels. They are cute, beautiful actually when you get a good look at them. The ones around here are auburn/redheads with a touch of blonde, and in the sun, quite pretty. They are very plentiful. One day this spring/summer I saw must have seen half a dozen in front of my house in less than a minute. It was a squirrel convention.

And yes, they can be very trusting of humans, a lot more so than even most cats. Even a cat wouldn't be likely to be so stupid as to seek refuge under the back tire of a double-parked car, though.

 

[calvinbiss]

Originally posted by: MartyMcFly3
The Squirrel by MartyMcFly3

Here I sit,
Hidden from the sun.
Little did I know
Life soon would be done.

For all I am
is a helpless squirrel
My life taken
by a human girl

The tire black
The concrete hard
Life just dealt
it's final card

Im sad to say
my lifes incomplete
for my final sight
was a guy skating on the street

I am surprised no one has commented on this. Excellent work!

 

[Muse]

Originally posted by: DrPizza
Squirrel.... tasty. I have a leftover squirrel that I packed for lunch tomorrow

Road Pizza, Dr.Pizza! What do you eat for dinner?

 

[ElFenix]

link

 

[Jeff7]

Originally posted by: Muse
Thanks, I see your point. We don't have buzzards in Berkeley. Biggest birds I see are crows, occasionally. Squirrels in the road just seem to get run over again and again until they look like filthy pelts. I was hoping I didn't have to skate past that one again. If it were in front of my house I'd sack it in a plastic bag or two and toss it in my trash can.

You mustn't get much roadkill out there.

Out where I am, possums, rabbits, and groundhogs are common roadkill, with the occasional deer. A deer will attract territorial vultures, who are reluctant to leave their festering meal when cars approach.
but even a full deer carcass by the side of the road doesn't last long until it's picked clean, and eventually manages to make its way into the underbrush.

 

[Muse]

Originally posted by: ElFenix
link

Ah, only in America, the land of opportunity!

 

[Capt Caveman]

Poor Squirrel.

RIP

 

[Steve]

There was a thread here a few years ago where somebody found an injured squirrel, nursed it back to health, then put it in a pet carrier and took it to a park. He made a video of the thing being released and the first thing it did as soon as it bolted from the cage was try to cross the street. It was immediately hit by a passing SUV.

I just found the video again yesterday on my home PC, I'll see if I can put it up tonight if nobody else has it.

 

[MartyMcFly3]

Originally posted by: calvinbiss

Originally posted by: MartyMcFly3
The Squirrel by MartyMcFly3

Here I sit,
Hidden from the sun.
Little did I know
Life soon would be done.

For all I am
is a helpless squirrel
My life taken
by a human girl

The tire black
The concrete hard
Life just dealt
it's final card

Im sad to say
my lifes incomplete
for my final sight
was a guy skating on the street

I am surprised no one has commented on this. Excellent work!

Thank you good sir.

 

[Muse]

Originally posted by: Jeff7

Originally posted by: Muse
Thanks, I see your point. We don't have buzzards in Berkeley. Biggest birds I see are crows, occasionally. Squirrels in the road just seem to get run over again and again until they look like filthy pelts. I was hoping I didn't have to skate past that one again. If it were in front of my house I'd sack it in a plastic bag or two and toss it in my trash can.

You mustn't get much roadkill out there.

Out where I am, possums, rabbits, and groundhogs are common roadkill, with the occasional deer. A deer will attract territorial vultures, who are reluctant to leave their festering meal when cars approach.
but even a full deer carcass by the side of the road doesn't last long until it's picked clean, and eventually manages to make its way into the underbrush.

The only roadkill we see here commonly on the city streets are squirrels, and there's the occasional cat.

 

[squirrel dog]

Sweet , wish I was there .

 

[Muse]

Originally posted by: squirrel dog
Sweet , wish I was there .

Uh, ya hungry?

 

[RobertE]

Please do, that clip was great. :laugh:

 

[OCGuy]

Originally posted by: Steve
There was a thread here a few years ago where somebody found an injured squirrel, nursed it back to health, then put it in a pet carrier and took it to a park. He made a video of the thing being released and the first thing it did as soon as it bolted from the cage was try to cross the street. It was immediately hit by a passing SUV.

I just found the video again yesterday on my home PC, I'll see if I can put it up tonight if nobody else has it.

That sounds like the absolute funniest thing of all time. Please find it. Please.

 

[Steve]

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwjp9WIGtEY

 

[Steve]

It's up now!

 

[Muse]

Originally posted by: Steve
It's up now!

Moral of the story: Don't release your trapped animal near a highway.

 

[JeffreyLebowski]

Originally posted by: Muse

Originally posted by: CrazyLazy
2/10 cause I like Blake.

You don't like my musings? To me it signifies how in our age of technology people can be completely unaware of the consequences of their actions, consequences that can be awful. This incident doesn't suggest it so much as prove it.

Do you cry at sunsets and escort ants and roaches out of your house and bid them fair well?

I thought you were going to post this

 

[JeffreyLebowski]

Originally posted by: Rubycon

Originally posted by: Jeff7

Originally posted by: Rubycon
That's what buzzards are for. That failing the flies will come and the maggots will be there shortly consuming it totally before the weekend is over.

Well if it's in a city, there won't be any buzzards.

But yeah, it'll be gone in fairly short order.

Calling a city agency to clean it up just seems like a waste of taxpayer dollars.

When I lived in NYC there were buzzards. But they walked.

Those are called investment bankers.

 

[Muse]

Originally posted by: JeffreyLebowski


Do you cry at sunsets and escort ants and roaches out of your house and bid them fair well?

No, ants are mercilessly slaughtered here, and I put a quick end to a short roach problem long time ago, again mercilessly. However, I sometimes do expel a live moth.

 

[Steve]

Originally posted by: Muse

Originally posted by: Steve
It's up now!

Moral of the story: Don't release your trapped animal near a highway.

I somehow doubt a highway runs through a forest preserve.

 

[OCGuy]

Originally posted by: Steve
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwjp9WIGtEY

Wow...I just actually "Laughed out loud" at that. The person in the office next to me must think im crazy. Thank you for the laugh.