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I love to see them but wish they weren't so destructive.They empty the plastic birdfeeders of the sunflower hearts and trash them with their sharp teeth in their upsidedown feeding frenzies
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We have loads of black ones around here, I think they outnumber the grey one. Plenty of both types though.
Quite a few pheasants as well, as there is a shoot nearby. |
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Not seen any grey ones, just red ones where I live.
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In your French habitat they'll be the Communist ones. Tend to gather behind the scenes and talk (mainly squabbles) a lot. With the immigration of the greys from America they tended to be gradually discouraged and diminished. Sad really, they were a plus factor.
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No squirrels around but some very friendly pheasants
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No idea if a squirrel can be trained to do things they don't ordinarily do but I know they can be taught to fly ... I've seen ithem on the telly.
Joking aside, a few years ago whilst at Thorpe park I saw a squirrel jump from a small tree straight onto a swing bin, after a few seconds it regained it's composure and balance and then put it's weight on one side of the lid so it would open and he dropped into the bin. A few seconds past and his little head appeared from under the lid peaking out as though he was on the look-out, when he jumped out I saw he had what looked like a piece of burger bap or similar, as soon as he knew the coast was clear he scurried back into the tree he came from. Not a great story I know but it was fascinating watching him, they kind of remind me of foxes, bin chickens (aka seagulls) .... opportunists with excellent survival skills using it's surroundings for easy pickings. |
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