Introduction
Although watching squirrels and their acrobatic talents can be fun, watching them raid your flower will quickly change your mind. These uninvited intruders, who either live in burrows or in trees, can destroy anything in their path, as they seek to satisfy their seemingly insatiable appetite. Your plants and flowers are likely to fall victim to their teeth. Understanding the eating habits and behaviors of squirrels might make it easier to deter them.
Diet and Eating Habits
You're most likely to see squirrels in your garden during daytime; they're active from early to midmorning until late in the afternoon. (See References 1 and 2) In addition to seeds, vines, nuts, fruit, and vegetables, squirrels also enjoy the rhizomes of perennials, corms, and flower bulbs, such as tulips (tulipa spp.), which are hardy in U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 4 through 8, and crocuses (crocuss spp.), which are hardy in USDA plant hardiness zones 3 through 8. (See References 3, p. 78 and References 4) Aside from plant damage, squirrels can also burrow, create moun...
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Once my mind has come to a conclusion about the workers, this small little squirrel sitting on its hind legs eating a juicy apple catches my attention. Sitting there on the corner of the intersection, minding its own business, the squirrel devours the apple. Once done with its apple the squirrel throws the core to the side and remains there for a bit. My mind temporarily comes out of its lapse and I wonder if this squirrel is analyzing me, too. The neck of the squirrel seems to be a second hand on a clock, tick tock. It moves a bit then stops, then again moves continuing until it can no longer move its neck.
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In the last decade, from the Rockies to New England and the Deep South, rural and suburban areas have been beset by white-tailed deer gnawing shrubbery and crops, spreading disease and causing hundreds of thousands of auto wrecks. But the deer problem has proved even more profound, biologists say. Fast-multiplying herds are altering the ecology of forests, stripping them of native vegetation and eliminating niches for other wildlife. ' 'I don 't want to paint deer as Eastern devils, ' ' said Dr. McShea, a wildlife biologist associated with the National Zoo in Washington, ' 'but this is indicative of what happens when an ecosystem is out of whack. ' ' The damage is worse than anyone expected, he and other scientists say. Higher deer densities have affected growth, survival, and reproduction of many plant species which have aesthetic, economic or ecological value. In some cases, many species of trees have also been shown to have reduced growth as a result of high deer density (Environmental Benefits of Hunting, 1). Deer prefer certain plant species over others and frequently feed on economically valuable tree species. For example, they prefer oak and sugar maple seedlings, as well as acorns, over less palatable species like American Beech and striped maple. Thus, less marketable species are more likely to survive to maturity,
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