Are red squirrels insane? (1 Viewer)

gthang · Apr 14, 2004

Glad to hear something's being done to rid us of these grey pests!

GR Triever · Apr 14, 2004

Elizabeth Bigg said:
It's funny you should say this - in today's Guardian there is a recipe for a grey squirrel dish - and suggestions for cooking other species whose numbers are over-large!!

It's quite graphic - not for the squeamish - it suggests leaving the squirrel heads on - "the eyes will cloud over like opals in the heat of the fire"!!! (Under the grill, actually). :eek!:

Actually the critter should be skinned, the paws, tail and head should be removed, the body should be cut up into pieces as you would a chicken, and then it should be cooked in one of two ways:

(1) Floured, seasoned and fried in a cast iron skillet, or

(2) Seasoned and cooked in your favorite stew recipe.

At least that's the way we'all do it in the South here. And the recipe is the same for grey, red, black or fox...

:eat:

GR

Gajo · Aug 3, 2004

Grey squirrel - common name = tree rat

samuel walker · Aug 4, 2004

black squirril

Black squirrils are found in small colonys throughout northern Ohio and behave the same as their red cousins
Sam

black52bird · Aug 4, 2004

I was watching two (a pair?) of Red Squirrels in the park over the road with my daughter (2.5) yesterday afternoon. They were certainly enjoying themselves, chasing each other round and round the trunk of a pine tree - playing hide-and-seek, it seemed, for one would suddenly belt away higher up the tree leaving the other going round and round alone, until the higher one came running down and chased the other. Very entertaining. They were also foraging amongst the litter left (unfortunately!) by the homeless sleepers (unfortunates) who populate the park.
Also saw a single one minus ear-tufts, and am wondering if that's a juvenile?
David

harry eales · Aug 4, 2004

black52bird said:
I was watching two (a pair?) of Red Squirrels in the park over the road with my daughter (2.5) yesterday afternoon. They were certainly enjoying themselves, chasing each other round and round the trunk of a pine tree - playing hide-and-seek, it seemed, for one would suddenly belt away higher up the tree leaving the other going round and round alone, until the higher one came running down and chased the other. Very entertaining. They were also foraging amongst the litter left (unfortunately!) by the homeless sleepers (unfortunates) who populate the park.
Also saw a single one minus ear-tufts, and am wondering if that's a juvenile?
David

Hello David,
I have seen similar chases, but only on three occasions in the last 40 or so years, in the pine forests in Northumberland. They are very funny to watch, and can go on for several minutes or until they realise they are being watched. Strangely, all have been in May and not this late in the year. I can't help with the ear tufts but I seem to remember reading somewhere that they got longer, the older the squirrel. A bit like mens eyebrows.

Harry

Bono · Aug 5, 2004

harry eales said:
Hello David,
I have seen similar chases, but only on three occasions in the last 40 or so years, in the pine forests in Northumberland. They are very funny to watch, and can go on for several minutes or until they realise they are being watched. Strangely, all have been in May and not this late in the year. I can't help with the ear tufts but I seem to remember reading somewhere that they got longer, the older the squirrel. A bit like mens eyebrows.

Harry

Have we, as yet, come to a consensus as to whether red squirrels are, in fact, insane?

Are red squirrels insane? (1 Viewer)

More options

gthang

Ford Focus Fanatic: mmmmmm... 3.1415926535.....

GR Triever

Well-known member

Gajo

Guest

samuel walker

It's OK to be a little blue........

Attachments

black52bird

Registered User

harry eales

Ancient Entomologist

Bono

Well-known member

Similar threads

Users who are viewing this thread