Birbs & Skwirl II

[rain_gryphon]

Okay. Something has opened up a major rift between the Birds and Squirrels. A few minutes ago I saw the Grackles and Starlings absolutely mobbing the new Squirrel as he fled up the tree. He was spiralling around the trunk trying to shake them, and they were just on his case bigly. He finally reached a hole. A few minutes later, the Chipmunk, who's lived under the back steps and beneath the foundation of the garage for a year or so, went out to see about getting some of the peanuts, as is her custom. She's done that for months when I put out peanuts, with never any friction between her and the Birds. This time a huge Grackle came at her instantly, just off the ground, squawking and making a big threat display. She fled back to her hole, presumably screaming like a little girl were I able to hear. That was major aggression - not the usual "get away from me" pissiness that you sometimes see around the feeders.

So, something happened. If I were to guess, I'd say that the Squirrel probably raided someone's nest. Hopefully a lesson has been learned.