tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3290470013027119322.post7246950698973355376..comments2023-09-25T05:42:19.236-04:00Comments on Nuncketest: Red SquirrelJohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02072444717957864494noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3290470013027119322.post-81601836760417889192011-02-04T17:41:10.840-05:002011-02-04T17:41:10.840-05:00Oh, and peanuts tomorrow too! The squirrels go wil...Oh, and peanuts tomorrow too! The squirrels go wild stashing them all about. The blue jays love 'em too!Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02072444717957864494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3290470013027119322.post-21880977287364940782011-02-04T17:38:28.860-05:002011-02-04T17:38:28.860-05:00Ya Judith, I read a series of articles over the pa...Ya Judith, I read a series of articles over the past few years on how the introduced grays are wiping out your reds. I guess the poor little guys don't stand a chance.<br /><br />My little friend was repeatably driven off by the 3-6 grays that hang around the feeders, but it simply circles back. <br /><br />I just filled the feeders and dumped huge amounts of seed all over the doorstep. Tomorrow I need to stock up on more seed and perhaps some corn as well. I gave them the ornamental ears I used for my painting--disappeared in no time. <br /><br />There is so much snow and it is so hard packed and frozen that digging down is not easy. I think my little friends really need a helping hand right about now.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02072444717957864494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3290470013027119322.post-53201647726316156552011-02-04T17:29:08.130-05:002011-02-04T17:29:08.130-05:00Gretchen, I remember when I saw my first red. It h...Gretchen, I remember when I saw my first red. It had ripped the filler tab off the top of the feeder and climbed inside. I thought it was a baby gray!<br /><br />I've been lucky so far... Unless I count the time a gray crawled up a 4" drainage line and into the cellar. <br /><br />Perhaps come spring you can get into some natural plantings and bring the wildlife in?Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02072444717957864494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3290470013027119322.post-65317624339329619192011-02-04T09:13:24.034-05:002011-02-04T09:13:24.034-05:00That is a great sequence of pictures! They are rat...That is a great sequence of pictures! They are rather rare over here these days-and none in this part of England at all. Plenty of greys, though. I had one feeding on the last of the apples still hanging from the tree a couple of days ago. No snow here-just strong winds today.Threadspiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06780634324037593398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3290470013027119322.post-67883312686165684162011-02-04T08:38:14.536-05:002011-02-04T08:38:14.536-05:00Soooo cute! I miss "my" squirrels- our n...Soooo cute! I miss "my" squirrels- our new house sits in a rather large field/clearing which does not entice them; but our old house was surrounded by deep woods- I had squirrels looking in at me through almost every window; drove my dog nuts, and us too when they came inside for visits ($1000 paid out to a professional critter guy who came and sealed up every possible entry point- it lasted only one season before they ate their way back in through another place) but I digress... they constantly charmed me with their antics and made me smile, as does this adorable little guy you have "captured" here!<br />~gretchengretchennoreply@blogger.com