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Joanny Hoeger

Oct 27, 2024

Why would a bird and a squirrel fight?

Today, while my dad was opening his presents, we witnessed something quite unusual. A bird, about one-third the size of a squirrel, was attacking a squirrel! At one point, the squirrel jumped onto a two-foot tree stump, causing the bird to lose sight of it and walk away. Once the bird was far enough, the squirrel jumped off the stump and ran toward its tree, but the bird pursued it again.

Why would the bird attack the squirrel? Why didn’t the squirrel fight back? What on earth is going on?

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Kadin Haag

Jan 15, 2025

territory, red wing black birds are notorious for this

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Anonymous

Jan 18, 2025

Were they Mockingbirds or Blue Jays?? Some birds are very territorial, especially this time of year when they are nesting. i had a mockingbird attack me the other day when I was mowing grass.

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Anonymous

Jan 28, 2025

Probably territorial, or they wanted the same thing to eat and were not going to share.

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Rylan Hane IV

Dec 28, 2024

hahahhha, idk. mayb cause bird was pist off at squirrel for something.

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