Making Squirrel Pot Pie
ribers Just winging it in the kitchen. Naturally the leftovers were even better!
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Building the Perfect Squirrel Proof Bird Feeder
Squirrels were stealing my bird seed so I solved the problem with mechanical engineering :)
When Squirrels Were One of America’s Most Popular Pets
In 1722, a pet squirrel named Mungo passed away. It was a tragedy: Mungo escaped its confines and met its fate at the teeth of a dog. Benjamin Franklin, friend of the owner, immortalized the squirrel with a tribute.
“Few squirrels were better accomplished, for he had a good education, had traveled far, and seen much of the world.” Franklin wrote, adding, “Thou art fallen by the fangs of wanton, cruel Ranger!”
Mourning a squirrel’s death wasn’t as uncommon as you might think when Franklin wrote Mungo’s eulogy; in the 18th- and 19th centuries, squirrels were fixtures in American homes, especially for children. While colonial Americans kept many types of wild animals as pets, squirrels “were the most popular,” according to Katherine Grier’s Pets in America, being relatively easy to keep.
Last year’s rodent “bumper crop” means predator boom this spring — Furbearer Conservation
If you live in the Northeast, you’re probably aware of what local biologists dubbed a “squirrel-nado” increased rodent presence last year. Based on current trends, I have some predictions as to what New England’s wild-woods may be in for this summer.