Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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#1
My house backs on to the woodland of Kearsney Abbey,and for over ten years now we have had up to a doz/in the garden at one time,yes I have been puting out nuts all that time for them,but this last few weeks I have only seen two and the nuts are not geting eaten,so where have all the Squirrels gone.?
Jan Higgins
- Location: Dover
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#2
Eating the nuts that nature has provided, I expect they will return when they have gone. We only see the Squirrels on our birdtable during the winter and early spring.
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Guest 657- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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#3
I'll lend you one of mine
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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#4
nice photo jeane, highly amusing little creatures unless they get into your house and have a chew of the electrical cabling.
Guest 657- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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#5
I have a friend who can vouch for that one!
Guest 698- Registered: 28 May 2010
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#6
We used to have loads of albino squirrels in our garden in Canterbury. When I get some time I shall look for the photos in the attic and post them on here. They are really quite beautiful.
I'm an optimist. But I'm an optimist who takes my raincoat - Harold Wilson
Guest 700- Registered: 11 Jun 2010
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#7
I think many have come to Tilmanstone, for all the walnuts near the pond, and on our tree !!
Peter - there used to be an albino squirrel which we saw regularly in the woodland near Northbourne Park School.
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Guest 698- Registered: 28 May 2010
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#8
Our cats used to chase them up the trees and then get stranded. At other times the squirrels used to pinch nuts from the bird table, bury them in a flower bed then go back for more nuts. While their backs were turned our nesting pair of blue jays used to fly down from the tree and nick their nuts from where they had hidden them. Priceless to watch!
I'm an optimist. But I'm an optimist who takes my raincoat - Harold Wilson
Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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#9
Thank you for your post about this,I just hope that is all it is and that they come back .but after having them in my garden for over ten years all the year round,I can not stop thinking that there is more in this then the eye can see,I hope I am wrong.
Guest 672- Registered: 3 Jun 2008
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#10
There are still plenty about Vic, perhaps someone else near by has been feeding them closer to home.
Kath mentioned walnuts. I know of a large walnut and a Hazel nut tree and both were stripped bear by the end of August last year by the little tree rats. The same has happened this year.
Do you think they know something we don't?
grass grows by the inches but dies by the feet.
Brian Dixon
- Location: Dover
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#11
gathering nuts is not uncommen in tree rats and other tree climers.may be we will get another hard winter again [one gives up in despair about this].you no the routine snow traffic/transport chaos in december,january,febuary and march.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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#12
you forgot to mention the ensuing potholes brian.
haven't seen a squirrel since i moved here, overrun with them when i was in london.
Guest 717- Registered: 16 Jun 2011
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#13
Vic in answer to your question they are all in my garden eating my so called 'anti-squirrel' bird feeders!
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Brian Dixon- Location: Dover
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Guest 643- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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#15
That's very strange because my driver and I were only saying this morning what a lot of squirrels we're seeing this year. We've seen them in River, Elms Vale, Buckland, Tower Hamlets, Crabble Hill and on the A2 and in Canterbury as well. They are so sweet.
There's always a little truth behind every "Just kidding", a little emotion behind every "I don't care" and a little pain behind every "I'm ok".
Guest 700- Registered: 11 Jun 2010
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#16
They also bury acorns in our lawn, hence the small oak trees which we find.
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Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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#17
Again thank you all for your imput on this one,I will have to wait and see if they come back.
Guest 645- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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#18
Jersey is fortunate to have a colony of Red Squirrels despite the small areas of woodland. Grey squirrels were never introduced to the Island, so these timid creatures are thriving.
Cat and road kills account for 2/3 of all squirrel deaths. When one drives along the country lanes you notice thick rope stretching from one side of the road to the other allowing the squirrels to cross safely.
Marek
I think therefore I am (not a Tory supporter)
Guest 645- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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#19
They are quite proud of their red squirrel population.
Marek
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Brian Dixon- Location: Dover
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#20
actully that would look good in a squirrel stew,very wholesone and cheap toboot.
you can actully google the resapie.lol
