Maybe he wasn't eating it but just trying to figure out how to make love to
it. That old bird in the hand thing you know.........
/jmac
-----Original Message-----
From: olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx]On
Behalf Of Geilfuss Charles
Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2006 9:56 AM
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [OM] Re: Rethinking the Tree Rodent
Well there are rodents and then there are rodents. I wouldn't be
at all surprised to see rats & mice eating meat. Hell, they will eat or
eat through anything. To my knowledge, Cavies (Guinea Pigs) are strict
vegetarians but then again I would have guessed the same of Gray
Squirrels. Wayne's little friend proves the exception. The one thing I
have learned as a long time observer of wildlife...Mother Nature will
fool you and she doesn't read the text books.
Side note: My father-in-law has a koi pond in his back yard. A
large bullfrog set up residence there and he frequently saw the big
amphibian sitting beside the water. One day he noticed the frog sitting
on a rock for hours which was unusual. He went to investigate and as he
got closer could see a sparrows legs sticking out of the frogs mouth.
Both were dead. Bit off mare than he could chew.
Charlie
-----Original Message-----
From: olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of keith_w
Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2006 9:42 AM
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [OM] Re: Rethinking the Tree Rodent
Wayne Culberson wrote:
> This cute little fellow was sitting on the post of my front step this
> morning, chowing down on what he had found at the bird feeder. I
thought
> they only ate nuts and seeds, so I learned something today.
> http://pastway.smugmug.com/gallery/1485763
I never knew rodents were carnivorous! That's a new one on me!
keith whaley
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