MsSkarlet: My husband and I have nicknamed the squirrels the "mafia" and perhaps that is an appropriate name. I'm sure that "Fingers" is responsible for "kidnapping" my caches lately, though I have received no ransom notes for nuts. Before "Big Sam" has me looking down the barrel of his Tommy Gun for invading the gang's tree turf, I thought I'd just back away. "Vinny" and "Guido" have some cousins at the park and they've been eye-balling my dogs, jumping up on my Jeep demanding peanuts, and running off with the goods. They are tough.