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Squirrel vs. Crow (1 Viewer)
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wlwiles
Footballguy
There's two of these that live somewhere in the woods out back of my house, as well as a screech owl that often comes and sits on my back fence. Fun to listen to all of them when they decide to call to each other in the evenings.
Joe Mammy
Footballguy
Yeah, I try to mimic them and they call right back. My neighbor actually plays real owl calls over his laptop with external speakers and calls them in. We've had like 5 of them sitting right in trees behind our house making call after call.
gianmarco
Footballguy
El Floppo
Footballguy
WDIK2
Footballguy
Love crows for their intelligence, but I think their killing power is being overrated here.
Seems like a pertinent quote: "Crow beaks aren’t even strong enough to break through the skin of a grey squirrel, though they will usually give it a try."
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This feels like an old school FFA discussion.
Team Squirrel
Seems like a pertinent quote: "Crow beaks aren’t even strong enough to break through the skin of a grey squirrel, though they will usually give it a try."
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And yes. This is serious business.
This feels like an old school FFA discussion.
Team Squirrel
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El Floppo
Footballguy
2Squirrels1Nut
Footballguy
tri-man 47
Footballguy
Years ago, I saw two squirrels wrestling on our side deck. They'd wrestle, one would fall off the edge of the deck, he/she/it would jump back up, they'd pause, then start wrestling again. I don't know what they were practicing for, but I was impressed by their diligence.
top dog
Footballguy
Those guys don't mess around. We have a bunch around us and I get nervous when they are circling around and our little dog is outside. She is nuts and kills rabbits bigger than her for fun (she weighs like 10 lbs) but if one of those hawks wanted to take her out, I don't think it would be too difficult.
El Floppo
Footballguy
zamboni
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2Squirrels1Nut
Footballguy
Rodrigo Duterte
Footballguy
And who's going to clip its wings, you?
The squirrel's teeth is what you're banking on? Giraffes have gnarly teeth too. Doesn't mean a damn if they don't have IT in them. Crows most certainly do. They will bludgeon to death, no problem, using their beaks as daggers. They are cunning, relentless cold-blooded killers of anything that can result in a meal.
See YouTube for proof. Start with rabbits.
Then show us video of your gymnast with braces murdering and eating meat like a crow will do.
zamboni
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WDIK2
Footballguy
El Floppo
Footballguy
You just described half of FBGs, and I'm pretty sure done of them could take a squirrel.
zamboni
Footballguy
Rodrigo Duterte
Footballguy
@ WDIK2, this is the only way I could answer (numbered) your replies, which are in red.
And who's going to clip its wings, you?
The squirrel's teeth is what you're banking on? Giraffes have gnarly teeth too. Doesn't mean a damn if they don't have IT in them. Crows most certainly do. They will bludgeon to death, no problem, using their beaks as daggers. They are cunning, relentless cold-blooded killers of anything that can result in a meal. Not really. Their diet consists mainly of human garbage.
See YouTube for proof. Start with rabbits. Baby bunnies which are kind of like hors d'oeuvres for every predator.
Then show us video of your gymnast with braces murdering and eating meat like a crow will do. Plenty of video of squirrels eating baby birds.
1. A crow's main diet has nothing to do with a squirrel vs crow faceoff. Any animal will choose the path of least resistance for meals. Grubbing on human garbage just shows the crow's smarts, if anything. Piece of cake for them.
2. The point of the rabbit being bludgeoned to death shows how far crows can and will go. And their weaponry and its effectiveness. Comparing the bunny to hors d'oeuvres for other predators not involved in this death match is insignificant.
3. A squirrel eating a baby bird is less compelling. Talk about hors d'oeuvres. At least a baby rabbit has to be hunted down and killed. You're presenting a helpless baby bird as evidence for a squirrel's might? Talk about a sitting duck. Those things are found on silver platters. An earthworm has better D.
And who's going to clip its wings, you?
The squirrel's teeth is what you're banking on? Giraffes have gnarly teeth too. Doesn't mean a damn if they don't have IT in them. Crows most certainly do. They will bludgeon to death, no problem, using their beaks as daggers. They are cunning, relentless cold-blooded killers of anything that can result in a meal. Not really. Their diet consists mainly of human garbage.
See YouTube for proof. Start with rabbits. Baby bunnies which are kind of like hors d'oeuvres for every predator.
Then show us video of your gymnast with braces murdering and eating meat like a crow will do. Plenty of video of squirrels eating baby birds.
1. A crow's main diet has nothing to do with a squirrel vs crow faceoff. Any animal will choose the path of least resistance for meals. Grubbing on human garbage just shows the crow's smarts, if anything. Piece of cake for them.
2. The point of the rabbit being bludgeoned to death shows how far crows can and will go. And their weaponry and its effectiveness. Comparing the bunny to hors d'oeuvres for other predators not involved in this death match is insignificant.
3. A squirrel eating a baby bird is less compelling. Talk about hors d'oeuvres. At least a baby rabbit has to be hunted down and killed. You're presenting a helpless baby bird as evidence for a squirrel's might? Talk about a sitting duck. Those things are found on silver platters. An earthworm has better D.
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WDIK2
Footballguy
No, I was focusing on the eating meat part with the baby birds. I love crows, and it's a testament to their smarts that they would avoid a confrontation with a squirrel or any other "prey" that could potentially do them harm. They aren't a predator cruising over the neighborhood looking to swoop down on a full grown rabbit or squirrel like a hawk. They are opportunistic.
You don't think a squirrel bite can damage a crow's wing? I disagree.
Are we talking about putting these 2 in a box with no escape? If so, that eliminates flight for the crow. If not, the crow will choose to flee.
ETA: Catching and killing a baby bunny found out in the open isn't hunting. It's being opportunistic. Nothing wrong with that. I can catch baby bunnies in the yard and I'm a big dumb human. The fattest, fluffiest, most pampered house cat will do a number on the baby bunny population.
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Joe Mammy
Footballguy
My cat has killed adult rabbits and adult squirrels. He has never gotten his mits on a crow afaik.
Zegras11
Footballguy
Rodrigo Duterte
Footballguy
1. You can't disagree with something I didn't say.
2. Didn't know we were handing out superpowers to the squirrel now, like flight.
2Squirrels1Nut
Footballguy
It was originally called The Squirrels but Hitchcock couldn't get enough squirrels to film the movie because of the shortage at the time.I get that crows are smart. I'm just not buying their killer instincts. Then again, the famous Hitchcock movie was called "The Birds", not "The Squirells".
El Floppo
Footballguy
A shortage caused by the great crow culling of the squirrels of 1962.It was originally called The Squirrels but Hitchcock couldn't get enough squirrels to film the movie because of the shortage at the time.I get that crows are smart. I'm just not buying their killer instincts. Then again, the famous Hitchcock movie was called "The Birds", not "The Squirells".
