Most birds defer to the Red Squirrels near the feeding stations. But this Mourning Dove wasn’t having it. The dove had retired to a comfortable branch after a big meal and was quietly digesting, when an angry squirrel showed up to intimidate it. The Mourning Dove refused to be bullied, and the squirrel eventually retreated to scold the dove from afar. Mourning Dove and Red Squirrel, Lake Placid, NY (3 January 2025).