Dead (Murdered?) Squirrel Raises Questions
So here’s a strange one. We got a call from our tenant yesterday morning that there was a dead squirrel in our front yard. Not just a dead squirrel, she said, but a squirrel that looked like it had been shot. Say what? When we got home in the late afternoon we were rather taken…
So here’s a strange one. We got a call from our tenant yesterday morning that there was a dead squirrel in our front yard. Not just a dead squirrel, she said, but a squirrel that looked like it had been shot. Say what? When we got home in the late afternoon we were rather taken aback to find that she had not been exaggerating. A squirrel with a gaping hole the size of a golf ball in its neck had been deposited in front of the door under the stoop. It’s a pretty gruesome photo, so we’ve put the unedited version on the jump to enable selective viewing, but we’re wondering if anyone else has encountered anything like this? Do you think it was some kind of horrible Halloween prank? A message from a developer who’s been on the receiving end of an unfavorable review on the site? Strange days indeed. Most peculiar Mama.
WARNING: Photo on the jump shows a mutilated dead squirrel.
New York Law: A trapped squirrel cannot be released on private property. A trapped squirrel cannot be released on public property. Which leaves us with . . . (let your imagination run wild, or not so wild).
Poor squirrel… 🙁
Does look like he was grabbed by a Hawk and dropped.
Hawks love pigeons, mice, and squirrels.
Mr. Bird Scientist,
I have not seen the Hawks flying over, but perhaps that is because I didn’t simply haven’t looked. The Manhattan Condo nesting pair are infamous, so I was bit surpised when you said it couldn’t happen, but understand. I do notice groups of green parrots as many other varieties throughout the year. I suspect Greenwoood supports many of these also.
Thanks
i’ll put it to you this way. shoot a squirrel in the head and there wouldn’t be anything left to take a picture of.
Back, and to the left.
Yep, they booked the cats on counts of rape and 1st degree murder. I think the cats will walk.
Did they pull out the squirrel’s gold teeth?
See http://www.brooklynpaper.com/stories/30/43/30_43toothless.html
Nope 12:04 – not a close personal friend. Don’t even know the guy. I did, however, see a post by an “AllenM” some time ago on another board that was all apocalyptic and signed off with “Someday this war is gonna end”. Google it yourself. I’m no detective, but…
Two cats were arrested earlier today and confessed to the brutal killing of a squirrel. Both suspects were waterboarded until they confessed and are facing death by drowning if convicted.