Red Squirrel

Tamiasciurus hudsonicus



Here is a Red Squirrel that we caught in our Havaheart trap on Saturday. You see we've begun fighting back in the "Lincoln Street Strawberry battle". For now I will only report on this critter, who benefited by the concept of the Havaheart trap, while others varmint have not been so lucky...



This little dude was feisty! He wanted out of the trap in a bad way and worked at it feverishly. Of course like all critters that I come upon; old and new, big and small, they need to be viewed and seen by Emilie. This dude was no exception and Emilie was thrilled.

I was surprised to see how aggressive this guy was. When I was taking his pictures he was squaring off and lunging towards me. I've caught and relocated (the lucky ones) numerous Grey Squirrels and not one of them showed any aggression - what a bunch pantywaists.

The Red Squirrel is a good example of an animal that is around more often than you'd think but one that you seldom see; they're elusive little tuckers. Since we like these little critters we released him right where we caught him.

Bring on the chipmunks...