Black Squirrels
Discussion
I don't get black ones here, but the greys are persistent enough. So I've given up and put a lower bench with some seeds and water under the bird feeder, and it keeps them off. My garden is alongside a road so added benefit that there's often now a squashed one in the road just over my wall. There's too many of them and I'm convinced they're impacting local birdlife by eating eggs in the spring, so feck 'em. We can do with far fewer. The local red kites get the benefit of my largesse eventually.
Here's one of them, RIP you hairy menace.
Here's one of them, RIP you hairy menace.
Edited by Bannock on Tuesday 22 November 11:31
Nightmare said:
Very pretty! Whereabouts are you?
Also was that a ‘shin up the pole’ attack or did it leap from the shed?
They shin up the pole, although we did have a grey that used to leap from the shed roof! Also was that a ‘shin up the pole’ attack or did it leap from the shed?
We are in Letchworth Garden City and the back garden backs on to Willian Pioneer Nursery.
Bannock said:
I don't get black ones here, but the greys are persistent enough. So I've given up and put a lower bench with some seeds and water under the bird feeder, and it keeps them off. My garden is alongside a road so added benefit that there's often now a squashed one in the road just over my wall. There's too many of them and I'm convinced they're impacting local birdlife by eating eggs in the spring, so feck 'em. We can do with far fewer. The local red kites get the benefit of my largesse eventually.
Here's one of them, RIP you hairy menace.
They certainly do cause wildlife issues, cause a lot of tree damage too. Curious and facinating things to watch though, especially the melanic variants. Just too many of them.Here's one of them, RIP you hairy menace.
Edited by Bannock on Tuesday 22 November 11:31
Silvanus said:
They certainly do cause wildlife issues, cause a lot of tree damage too. Curious and facinating things to watch though, especially the melanic variants. Just too many of them.
In NZ that niche is filled by possums, such a pest that killing them is virtually encouraged, and gift shops sell possum fur items. Can you imagine the howls of protest if anyone tried selling squirrel fur gloves here!WyrleyD said:
Nightmare said:
Very pretty! Whereabouts are you?
Also was that a ‘shin up the pole’ attack or did it leap from the shed?
They shin up the pole, although we did have a grey that used to leap from the shed roof! Also was that a ‘shin up the pole’ attack or did it leap from the shed?
We are in Letchworth Garden City and the back garden backs on to Willian Pioneer Nursery.
Simpo Two said:
Silvanus said:
They certainly do cause wildlife issues, cause a lot of tree damage too. Curious and facinating things to watch though, especially the melanic variants. Just too many of them.
In NZ that niche is filled by possums, such a pest that killing them is virtually encouraged, and gift shops sell possum fur items. Can you imagine the howls of protest if anyone tried selling squirrel fur gloves here!I'm not sure the general public quite know what the issues are in relation to grey squirrels. Most don't even know they are an introduced species. Mention edible doormice (glis glis), or even muntjac and you get blank looks, or sighs of awww cuuute.
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