daveh
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Jul 18, 2011 14:20:32 GMT -5
Post by daveh on Jul 18, 2011 14:20:32 GMT -5
I spotted this little thief with a mouthful of the artificial moss stolen from a flower basket which is fastened to the wall on the left. There's probably a nice comfortable drey somewhere lined with our flower baskets.
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Jul 18, 2011 19:33:26 GMT -5
Post by nikonbob on Jul 18, 2011 19:33:26 GMT -5
Dave
You don't feed them enough. The boss goes through 2 -20kg bags of in the shell peanuts every year feeding them here. Never had anything stolen. Got love the little rodents, each with their own personality. He looks a little shocked that you caught him red handed.
Bob
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Jul 18, 2011 20:56:43 GMT -5
Post by mickeyobe on Jul 18, 2011 20:56:43 GMT -5
I, too, used to feed them peanuts. I even had names for 1/2 dozen frequent visitors.
But they proved to be sloppy eaters leaving the shells all over. They would sit on my window ledge or on a garden chair or table and wait for me. Then I discovered that those little puddles I kept finding where they sat were not made by the dew or the rain.
Mickey
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Jul 18, 2011 22:09:47 GMT -5
Post by nikonbob on Jul 18, 2011 22:09:47 GMT -5
Mickey
You and the boss have something else in common besides feeding the little rodents. I thought she was the only one naming them. They really are unique individuals aren't they if you take the time to know them.
Bob
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Jul 19, 2011 2:37:36 GMT -5
Post by daveh on Jul 19, 2011 2:37:36 GMT -5
We don't feed them at all, Bob. Well at least not intentionally. They do, given half a chance, pinch any food put out the birds. The trouble is that the Grey squirrels are not native to our islands. They arrived and took over from our Reds in much the same way as Rupert Murdoch has done with the media. The main problem for the Reds is that these immigrants carry a disease to which the Reds don't have a resistance, while the Greys do. The Reds are smaller, not as bold but,I think, are much prettier animals.
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Jul 19, 2011 7:47:51 GMT -5
Post by nikonbob on Jul 19, 2011 7:47:51 GMT -5
I think the same has happened in our area with the greys almost replacing our reds. Our red being different than yours but as you say much prettier than the greys. The only time I saw grey/black squirrels when I was growing up was in southern Ontario.
Bob
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Jul 19, 2011 14:47:11 GMT -5
Post by daveh on Jul 19, 2011 14:47:11 GMT -5
There is a red squirrel stronghold just north of Liverpool in Formby. I must get there and try to photograph them sometime. The reds and greys are different species so they shouldn't be able to interbreed. Some of the grey squirrels do however have quite a bit of brown fur in them.
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Jul 19, 2011 17:35:11 GMT -5
Post by nikonbob on Jul 19, 2011 17:35:11 GMT -5
Been wondering the same thing here with just a little too much brown in the greys.
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