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Het
22-10-2007, 08:31 PM
He was watching me yesterday while I was gardening, hoping for a piece of apple or some pine nuts:D


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babycakes
22-10-2007, 08:39 PM
Is that in your garden?? What a lovely sight to see and fab colour too
Fran
22-10-2007, 08:40 PM
Oh what a super piccie Het!!! What a stunning chap he is, you are so lucky having red squirrels in your garden :cool:
borderdawn
22-10-2007, 08:43 PM
Makes my day when you post pics of the reds Het! Thanks!!
Het
22-10-2007, 08:43 PM
It is in my garden....they first appeared two years ago and have stayed around, not sure how many there are now but there were 5 at the feeders at the same time earlier this year. They aren,t using the feeder too much at the moment as theres so much around for them to eat....but I do still put apple and carrot out for them.
Its great fun at this time of year watching them so busy burying things:D
Het
22-10-2007, 08:45 PM
Makes my day when you post pics of the reds Het! Thanks!!
Thanks Dawn...I never get tired of watching them either....so acrobatic in the trees. Its the only good thing about losing the leaves...you can see them better
MrsH
22-10-2007, 08:46 PM
He's gorgeous, we only get the monstrous grey ones here. I've only once seen a red squirrel in the flesh, that was in the gardens at Versailles!
whiskey
22-10-2007, 08:46 PM
its great to see something other than the commen old grey.it really is stunning:)
babycakes
22-10-2007, 08:47 PM
That is really lovely what are the cats like with them. I bet the squirells are too fast
Het
22-10-2007, 08:50 PM
That is really lovely what are the cats like with them. I bet the squirells are too fast

Siamese lost interest fairly quickly, realised it was too much like hard work, Boo was quite interested and I was a bit worried so I moved the feeders higher up and he seemed to lose interest after that. The squirrels are surprisingly vocal and I have heard them chattering at him if he sits and watches them
Elaine
22-10-2007, 08:52 PM
What a little beauty. :D
Moli
22-10-2007, 08:56 PM
Beautiful picture....
babycakes
22-10-2007, 08:59 PM
Siamese lost interest fairly quickly, realised it was too much like hard work, Boo was quite interested and I was a bit worried so I moved the feeders higher up and he seemed to lose interest after that. The squirrels are surprisingly vocal and I have heard them chattering at him if he sits and watches them

Ive never heard a squirrell what do they sound like?
Het
22-10-2007, 09:09 PM
Ive never heard a squirrell what do they sound like?

Its just like a loud chattering chuk chuk noise, and they stamp their feet and flick their tails. They get quite stroppy, they are brave little things, I have seen them chasing the rooks which are quite large birds
dandysmom
22-10-2007, 09:21 PM
That's a great pic, Het! Wish we had reds here instead of the horrible destructive greys!
Mags
23-10-2007, 12:01 AM
What a lovely photo Het! :D
Jac
23-10-2007, 09:45 AM
What a great photo. I love the reds but like others we only have the greys. You are so lucky Het. It's great when you share them with us though.
yola
23-10-2007, 09:50 AM
Super pics and what an amazing colour - I'd love to see more pictures when you have a moment to snap them!

I heard our grey squirrels chattering the other year, I think it was at a cat that was sat at the bottom on the tree they were in. You're right, they do make a racket!