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  1. Atricapilla

    Grey Squirrels v's birds/wildlife, so either we love them or hate them!!

    A great article Kathy,with the amount of wildlife in my area the martens must have quite a varied diet hence no one species seem to be targeted and certainly not the squirrels. I think I will have to try the strawberry jam on a log trick to try and get a photograph of one the Pine martens. I...
  2. Atricapilla

    Grey Squirrels v's birds/wildlife, so either we love them or hate them!!

    Thats excellent news Mari,anything to try and keep the grey numbers down helps,there seems to be a good balance here thats why I thought I would ask the question.
  3. Atricapilla

    Grey Squirrels v's birds/wildlife, so either we love them or hate them!!

    Quote Kathy:~"Are they quite abundant to find where you stay?" Yes Kathy we are quite fortunate that we can see them almost every time we go out into the woods/olive groves,orchards etc,as you say very entertaining with collecting acorns and chasing each other around the trunks of trees,quite...
  4. Atricapilla

    Grey Squirrels v's birds/wildlife, so either we love them or hate them!!

    Sorry about the link mistake Kathy. Just thought you all might like to see the squirrels I get on my patch here in Alacati,they are Persian squirrels,the colouration is a bit like a Grey crossed with a Red is'nt it!!! Very entertaining with their antics when watching them from my hide .
  5. Atricapilla

    Grey Squirrels v's birds/wildlife, so either we love them or hate them!!

    Top Lakeland restaurant serves up Peking duck-style grey squirrel pancakes ttp://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=487915&in_page_id=1770
  6. Atricapilla

    Grey Squirrels v's birds/wildlife, so either we love them or hate them!!

    Trapping,shooting and making them infertile,a combined effort is what is required because of the scale of the problem.
  7. Atricapilla

    Grey Squirrels v's birds/wildlife, so either we love them or hate them!!

    Kathy I agree with you whole heartedly,go for it every little bit helps,I like the idea of making them infertile,maybe that would work over a 10 year period,as long as it does'nt affect any other animal except maybe Mink!!!
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