Post by harrishawker on Dec 19, 2009 12:53:49 GMT -5
A mate was out flying his Red on squirrel and after 20 minutes we where not disappointed as the bird started playing cat and mouse with one it then decided to run back into it's dray. Well his Red just piled in and with a rare squeal from a squirrel was to be heard, at that moment 3 bolted out running for their lives but the red just kept munching away on his dinner but then the problem ,he stayed in it. No matter what we tried he was not coming down and after 1 hour darkness fell upon us. This night it dropped to -7 C (19F). In the morning he came straight down to made up quail lure. His primaries where frozen together and two of his secondaries and 3 tail feathers.
A few hours ago he was sunning himself in the rising sun. It just shows how tough these boys are but also why squirrel hides are the toughest of all too.
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