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Check out the cuteness - will put a smile on ya face!
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Vermin.
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red ones very rare
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Originally Posted by jonc
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Vermin.
The eastern grey squirrel can easily digest acorns, while the red squirrel cannot. The eastern grey squirrel carries a disease, the squirrel parapoxvirus, that does not appear to affect their health but will often kill the red squirrel. When the red squirrel is put under pressure, it will not breed as often. kill the grey if you want but leave the red heads alone |
Originally Posted by what would scooby do
(Post 10246844)
Grey Squirrels are good eating apparently and plenty of them around. Not our native red squirrel nutkins though. :nono: |
Originally Posted by bigsinky
(Post 10246847)
grey squirrels are classed as vermin since their introduction from the usa. red squirrels in the uk are protected. most live in scotland however the eastern grey squirrel population appears to be able to out-compete the red squirrel for various reasons:
The eastern grey squirrel can easily digest acorns, while the red squirrel cannot. The eastern grey squirrel carries a disease, the squirrel parapoxvirus, that does not appear to affect their health but will often kill the red squirrel. When the red squirrel is put under pressure, it will not breed as often. kill the grey if you want but leave the red heads alone |
Originally Posted by drb5
(Post 10246932)
Dude you know too much about squirrels! :wonder:;)
yeah he could write this article .. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Squirrel Hmmm .. odd .. looks like he did :norty: |
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OMG so cute :D
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Originally Posted by pimmo2000
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yeah he could write this article ..
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Squirrel Hmmm .. odd .. looks like he did :norty: |
Very nice pictures.
I think all squirrels look attractive, both red and grey ones. I agree it was a mistake to introduce the grey ones all those years ago but I still like seeing them. Les |
Originally Posted by Leslie
(Post 10247066)
Very nice pictures.
I think all squirrels look attractive, both red and grey ones. Les |
I considered looking into reintroducing red squirrels here in ml and kill off the Grayson but there was not a single group who could advise me on how to do it..
Wow my worms have just turned up.. |
Originally Posted by Gear Head
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Les, you are really starting to worry us! :D
Les :) |
Originally Posted by TingTongPJ
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red ones very rare
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Originally Posted by Wurzel
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Not here they aren't! There are loads of them here, much nicer than the grey ones.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...r-squirrel.jpg |
Love the pic of them all asleep. :luvlove:
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Originally Posted by bigsinky
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We have black squirrels near where I live.
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