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.
Instead of photographing it, how about you CLEAN IT UP! It’s dead. Get over it.
looks like voodoo
Call PETA or accumulate as many as possible for a fur jacket if your on the other side of the fence.
Gunshot would leave an exit wound as well on a animal that small. Come to think of it, a hole that big, all you would have left would be fom the neck down.
Wow! We have an ornithologist on site. Cool.
the What is is liar. I am an ornithologist and hawks NEVER drop its prey unless severely threatened. this did not happen in Brkln. the What——you are a douche.
That is the least offensive comment I’ve ever seen from “the What”. Are you sure you don’t want to blame rich Manhattanites or greedy landlords for this one?
Nothing worse than a viscous squirrel. They ooze all over.
Looks like a hawk. Sometimes they drop their prey in flight. I saw a hawk drop a pigeon in flight. The pigeon head was chewed off.
The What
Someday this war is gonna end……….
I have squirrel problems and once they get in they aren’t cute anymore. They are filthy, viscous, a health hazzard and expensive (sometimes) to get rid of. I doubt it was shot but if it were, that’s no big deal. It’s not like it was tortured (I don’t think any animal shoud be). One clean shot, that’s all it takes. If you want to trap them alive and release them, use Cherrios and move them at least 5 miles away (try Manhattan).