Wildlife Surprise

An angry squawking sound outside Disturbed the rural peace. I thought some crazy bird was perched, His cry a mad release. Instead, I stared a squirrel down; His tail was all a'twitch As he emitted clucking sounds At quite a fevered pitch. Between each dozen chirrups, He let out a plaintive moan. The message, loud and clear to me, Was "Leave my turf alone!" In all my years I never have Encountered such a creature. The real surprise was learning Squirrels had that vocal feature. I wondered if perhaps he had A scary case of rabies; Or possibly, he was a she, Protecting squirrel babies. In any case, I went inside And left him to his squawking. I hope he'll scamper far away Before I go out walking!