red squirrel

[Halton Hills]

I stand corrected
sorry about that i could've sworn that the greys were more aggressive...guess I herd wrong.

I've been wrong too.......  :wink:


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[Axeman]

I found this on the web:

http://www.overthegardengate.net/wildlife/squirrel.asp

The red squirrel (Sciurus Vulgaris)
The only squirrel native to Britain, it can easily be recognised by its size, colouring, and especially in winter, its large ear tufts. The colouring can vary from bright ginger, red through dark brown, and can be tinged with grey. From nose to tail, their length is around 350 - 400mm, adults can weigh up to 350g.

The American grey squirrel (Sciurus Carolinensis)
First introduced to Britain at Henbury park, Cheshire, in 1876, and introduced to other areas around the UK in the 1920s.
From these sites the squirrel population grew, and as it did, the red squirrel population began its decline.
There are no definite facts as to why the two species cannot live together, but it appears that the greys have a greater ability to compete for food. The only advantage that the reds have is their supremacy in conifer forests.

The British red squirrel population is estimated at 161 000 - 10 000 in Wales, 30 000 in England, and 121 000 in Scotland.
The grey squirrel population is estimated at 2 520 000, with two million in England.
In England, greys outnumber reds by 66:1.

[Axeman]

And this...

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/earthn ... -cull.html

[Pat Hodgson]

note that the Eurasian red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) that is being displaced by the exotic (to Europe) eastern gray squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) is a totally different critter than the American red squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus) we have here

[David Shilman]

Note that there are also some reddish coloured grey squirrels in Rosetta McClain Gardens.

[mike]

Earl Bales Park Bathurst entrance north of Shepherd. Stay to the right. Take a walk along the path through the forest where people walk their dogs. There was at least one little red in there last year always checking me out every time I walked through there.

[Lee]

There are a number of resident Red Squirrels in Rosetta McClain Gardens.  The park is one stoplight West of Birchmount Rd on the South side of Kingston Rd in Scarborough.  Here the Reds dominate over the Blacks and Grays.

One stop east of Birchmount, not west, and definitely the reds rule the roost over the black and grey squirrels!  Our black and grey squrrels must be in amazing shape because they're always being chased by the red ones!

[Lee]

Note that there are also some reddish coloured grey squirrels in Rosetta McClain Gardens.

Not only that but lately we've seen black squirrels with brown/blonde tails.  Walter and I saw a black squirrel with a tail that was black then brown then black on the end!  They must be going through a stranged shedding period, either that or the peanuts and pine cones they're eating are of a different variety  :lol:

[David Shilman]

Chat about the Raptor watch and everything else at Rosetta McClain Gardens in Scarborough:

http://z10.invisionfree.com/RosettaMcClain

It would be nice to be able to view this site without having to register first.

[Lee]

Chat about the Raptor watch and everything else at Rosetta McClain Gardens in Scarborough:

http://z10.invisionfree.com/RosettaMcClain

It would be nice to be able to view this site without having to register first.

Sorry, it's registration only to read or post.

[Bird Brain]

I was pleasantly surprised to see a Red Squirrel at Rattray Marsh on Wednesday afternoon - usually mainly see lots of Chipmunks at this location.

Afterwards, saw a Cottontail Rabbit at Lake Aquitaine.

Saw almost no birds today - perhaps too cold and windy?

[Linda2tall]

Just saw a red on the weekend, 403 and Kennedy area.  Couldn't believe it, in the middle of urban sprawl!

[Axeman]

back to who is more aggressive -- I have to say that I have always found the greys to me be more aggressive....my home borders on a camp site and we get the occasional black phased greys from there...otherwise we get almost exclusively reds....and I find that when we do get the greys, they chase the reds away pretty handily...now the neat scraps I did see recently was red v. rabbit and red v. ermine.....in red v. rabbit, the rabbit just kept doing 360's and the red eventually gave up....in red v. ermine, he got away but it was a pretty desperate flight.