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Originally Posted by rwest
No shortage of squirrels or rabbits around my place in the city. St. Paul MN; maybe more food to be had? Sometimes there will be several in my yard.
The section of bike path I ride frequently has a bunch of black squirrels along it; maybe up to eight. Google says only 1 in 10,000 common grey squirrels are black.
In related observations, I have seen 3 live garter snakes and one red bellied brown snake while riding my bike or walking and 6 or 7 dead ones this summer. It has been years since I have seen a live or dead snake, so I take this as a good sign of a healthy eco system.
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Yep, growing up in Minneapolis was a squirrel fest. Still is. It has to do with the amazing park system and lakes everywhere that are heavily wooded in my part of town, which was Lake Harriet. Acorn heaven. About the worst thing that squirrels do is attack bird feeders...we used to sit at our breakfast table in the kitchen and watch them defeat whatever the latest defense was that the neighbor installed out the window in the winter. Good times while eating your cereal.
Mpls. now is overrun with rabbits as well and quite a few foxes, which I never saw growing up 50 years ago. Not sure what has brought so many of both into the city but they definitely were not around in the old days.
