???? what the heck?! peck peck peck!! ???? behold! kleptotrichy at work!!

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???? What the heck?! Peck peck peck!!

???? Yup - that is Nightshade, the raccoon who lives in the lightning-struck tree outside of our window, having their fur pulled out by a ~very bold~ titmouse!! ????????????

???? Titmice - such as this tufted titmouse who I'm pretty sure is a regular peanut-eater at our birdseed café - are one of many species who practice "kleptotrichy" - which is a fancy science word for species that pluck away fur from other animals (often ones that would eat them - like cats or foxes!) and then book it with their bounty so they can line their nests with their bounty!! ????

???? ... or at least, that is the scientific theory, but considering how this titmouse didn't take a ~single piece of fur~ I've got my suspicions that they are just rapscallions after all... ????️‍♀️

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