[orthodoc]

But they're so cute ... until you see them gnawing on a dead bird's wing right under the bird feeder. That was when I looked 'em up and learned that, yass, these cuties are rodents and (like rodents everywhere) are omnivorous and will do whatever it takes to survive.

Which isn't so different from the rest of us ...

And they're darned intelligent, which is a dangerous weakness of mine. I'll forgive an intelligent animal quite a lot.

Enlisting children to poison squirrels, though? Wow. Handle the poison carefully, children! But still handle it!