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Back to the hide7/10/2019 July 9, 2019
Rain was coming down quite heavily today but that did not stop the squirrels from coming to the feeders and hide area. There were many today, most of the time interacting with each other. The Eurasian red squirrel engages in tail flagging behaviour in several different contexts. Thus far my observations indicate that they flag to threats, be they predatory, non predatory or conspecifics. These flags may be signals of aggression or to deter the threat. At this point there is no clear pattern BUT the lab is on the hunt analyzing videos of these flagging events. So, there is more to come with this story! Back again tomorrow to head out with the squirrels and see what the day will bring. I have only four more days of data collection for this season then back to the lab for analysis!
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