One Eyed Jack
This little critter has been a regular companion of mine over the past year or so. My son Jason and I met him while fishing the south end of Lake Del Valle. The ground squirrels are doing damage at the park with their tunnels and I have even twisted my ankle severely in one of their holes. You have to walk looking at the ground in these densely populated areas. I’m not sure what kind of Integrated Pest Management the park is using to reduce the area of these vermin, however, in Jack’s case I have a soft spot.
Jack will come eat out of your hand! He’s absolutely fearless! Maybe because we appear half the size do to his disability, maybe after surviving a close call with death, or perhaps just the ongoing food he has been handed by visitors.
So here’s the paradox…do I push for the eradication of these animals or except his eventual doom at the talons of a nearby Red Tail Hawk? They’re definitely cute AND destructive! PM
