. Animal snapshots and how made . is a pleasant memory. This same curiosity that endears him to the campersmakes him a terror in the region of the this connection Dr. C. Hart Merriam writes: From an overhanging limb he looks on withunfeigned interest while the trapper arranges thebait for the marten or fisher; but a moment later hehas sprung the trap, and is chippering with exuhingderision at the result. He is often caught, it is true,but half a dozen others are always ready to take hisplace, and it affords Httle satisfaction to the hunter,on his lonely rounds through the snow-clad
. Animal snapshots and how made . is a pleasant memory. This same curiosity that endears him to the campersmakes him a terror in the region of the this connection Dr. C. Hart Merriam writes: From an overhanging limb he looks on withunfeigned interest while the trapper arranges thebait for the marten or fisher; but a moment later hehas sprung the trap, and is chippering with exuhingderision at the result. He is often caught, it is true,but half a dozen others are always ready to take hisplace, and it affords Httle satisfaction to the hunter,on his lonely rounds through the snow-clad forest,to find a worthless squirrel in his trap, instead of thevaluable fur for which it was set. The red squirrel has several enemies, but of thesethe most deadly are the hawk, the owl, and the weasel is the most relentless of all, and by hissense of smell pursues the squirrel through the treetops. The squirrel is by far the fleeter, but, for somereason not known, he apparently goes crazy when he i6o The Red Squirrel. discovers the weaselon his trail, andrushes pell-mellamong the trees,up and down, cross-ing and recrossinghis trail, and finally,hiding among thebranches or takingto a cavity, he awaitsthe coming of theweasel, which meanssure death. The red squirrelshighways are notconfined to theforests, for he usesfences connectingthe forests withthe orchards. Heoften comes to thefarm buildings, notinfrequently takingup his residencethere for the winter;the corn and grain The Red Squirrel i6i houses must indeed be tight if they are to keephim out. These various highways are his race-courses, for he is very sportive with his kind. Oftenyou may see one chasing another over an old rail fenceor through tree tops. The chickaree being a very expertclimber and swift runner, the race is exciting is wonderful what long leaps these squirrels make, andupon what slender branches they are able to reds are probably the fleetest and surest-footedof the squirre
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