Reminds me of the old Planet of the Apes movies. Are these squirrels destined to eventually dominate us, using their powerful little squirrel brains to make us their slaves?

It would have made a good TV series. Have people dress up in squirrel suits exploiting humans for their labor.

I can still hear Charlton Heston's voice: "Darn you, darn you all to heck."

I swatted one off the fence top with an old broom today. It retreated and barked. I felt not stupid, fleetingly smug, and perhaps a little bit exploited.

The squirrel rein of terror has passed in my neighborhood. We're starting to see more transient Red-Tailed Hawks. Could be bad news for pet chickens and small cats & dogs though.

..could be bad news for squirrels, too. A red-tailed hawk devoured a squirrel in view of several neighbors some years ago here.