Sunny and our squirrel...Friends or Foes?

alexgirl73 · 27-12-2007, 12:50 AM

poor you Eileen (cant help but think the red ones are still very cute though, sorry!!)

Sunnybuns · 27-12-2007, 06:37 AM

Dandysmom- no offense taken at all! Thank you all for your comments and thoughts

angieh · 27-12-2007, 12:30 PM

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Originally Posted by dandysmom

Thank you, Smudgley!!! Vermin indeed; what a shame some idiot introduced the Eastern Grey squirrel to the UK!! Your reds aren't anywhere as destructive, and now they're endangered....(rant over!!)

I agree, Dandysmom! The reds are beautiful and it is such a shame that the greys were introduced here. But I have to admit that the pictures are very good - I could never get my cats even when they were young go-getters to be interested in the squirrels in our garden, guess they knew they had no chance!

Can you see a difference in a UK grey squirrel?

dandysmom · 27-12-2007, 04:55 PM

Actually, Angie I can, a bit. Ours seem to have more of a slightly brownish tinge to their fur; yours looks almost silvery grey. It may be the lighting of that shot, which is excellent by the way, as are the others. Do you have the black variety of the grey? They almost outnumber their grey relatives here; same beast and equally destructive..

Be glad your cats leave them alone, they have a nasty bite and incredibly strong jaws! Anything that can crack a black walnut with its teeth I don't want anywhere near my cats!!

angieh · 27-12-2007, 07:21 PM

I think they do show quite a difference - ours certainly are more silvery, but I expect there is a seasonal variation in their coat. I was thinking more of the ears though.

Good point about their teeth!!!!

dandysmom · 27-12-2007, 10:06 PM

The ears look the same. I'll try to get a pic of one of the varmints for you; they're usually all over the place but you know sod's law..won't see one for days now probably!

random · 27-12-2007, 10:19 PM

Awww

I like them!

*waits to be shot*

dandysmom · 27-12-2007, 10:38 PM

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Originally Posted by random

Awww

I like them!

*waits to be shot*

Nah, not to worry, Random, I'm basically a peaceful nonconfrontational type. to each his own......

Elaine · 27-12-2007, 10:58 PM

OMG, look what you have started Angie

I can feel Eileens tensions at the mere mention of a squirrel

I actually like them, but I wouldnt want my daughter to marry one

Sunnybuns · 27-12-2007, 11:02 PM

The squirrel in my pic is from Michigan, USA. We have a lot of these red/brownish ones around here. We also have some black squirrels farther north and occasionally I see the black squirrels around here too. The Grey squirrel is definitely different in color but looks the same otherwise. The one that comes to our door, she/he is the biggest squirrel I have ever seen...she was still big when we first started feeding her about 2 years ago. I believe right now she looks bigger perhaps because it is freezing in Michigan and her fur is all puffed out to keep warm. And, probably stuffing herself with all the food we give her...

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