At my parents house, the squirrels often kill and eat bluejays. I'm the winter they hide the wings in snow drifts. When the spring thaw comes there will be dozens of disembodied bird wings scattered around the yard.<p>I thought it was common knowledge that squirrels are opportunistic. They're rodents. They eat whatever they can get.
Probably about 20 years ago, near Boston, I remember noticing a reddish-brown squirrel sitting in a tree gnawing on a fried chicken leg and found the sight mildly absurd.
At the university squirrels regularly stole our pizzas ( see <a href="https://imgur.com/gallery/HBLFoNA" rel="nofollow">https://imgur.com/gallery/HBLFoNA</a> ). At my house, they also took avocados.
For a realistic fictional portrayal of this observation, see Tooth And Tail[0]<p>[0] <a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/286000/Tooth_and_Tail/" rel="nofollow">https://store.steampowered.com/app/286000/Tooth_and_Tail/</a>
...something happened. Growing up, I had cats that ate squirrels. Then, sometime around the early 2000s, I had cats that were being chased by squirrels.