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Today is a blue day at Color my World Daily and the theme at Looking close on Friday is seeds. I had an idea for a picture with dandelions seeds but unfortunately it was very rainy during the last few days so all the dandelions are long gone… So i had to dig in my fridge for any vegetable or fruit with seeds. And a yellow pepper seemed like a good choice. So here we go: yellow pepper with a tiny working team. The search for seeds is officially open !
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Seed pods or helicopters from our Japanese Maple.
Taken with an old soft spot filter.
Best viewed large.
I won't have time to reply to everyone faving and commenting on this, since we will be leaving on a 3 week trip next week.
I will try to catch up with all of you once we are back.
Texture created with Distressed FX Plus, iColorama and Pixelmator Pro
Cheeky little chipmunk after inhaling a big pile of sunflower seeds. And he is waiting for more!
Hope you all are enjoying the holiday season and thank you for your faves, comments and invites!
Seed stage
A seed stand I picked earlier. It has been left to dry, but I don't remember which flower it belonged to. Such a shame, such a shame
Red Squirrel - Sciurus Vulgaris
Highlands, Scotland.
The red squirrel is found in both coniferous forest and temperate broadleaf woodlands. The squirrel makes a drey (nest) out of twigs in a branch-fork, forming a domed structure about 25 to 30 cm in diameter. This is lined with moss, leaves, grass and bark. Tree hollows and woodpecker holes are also used. The red squirrel is a solitary animal and is shy and reluctant to share food with others. However, outside the breeding season and particularly in winter, several red squirrels may share a drey to keep warm. Social organization is based on dominance hierarchies within and between sexes; although males are not necessarily dominant to females, the dominant animals tend to be larger and older than subordinate animals, and dominant males tend to have larger home ranges than subordinate males or females.
Red squirrels that survive their first winter have a life expectancy of 3 years. Individuals may reach 7 years of age, and 10 in captivity. Survival is positively related to availability of autumn–winter tree seeds; on average, 75–85% of juveniles die during their first winter, and mortality is approximately 50% for winters following the first.
Although not thought to be under any threat worldwide, the red squirrel has nevertheless drastically reduced in number in the United Kingdom; especially after the grey squirrels were introduced from North America in the 1870s. Fewer than 140,000 individuals are thought to be left in 2013; approximately 85% of which are in Scotland, with the Isle of Wight being the largest haven in England. A local charity, the Wight Squirrel Project,[26] supports red squirrel conservation on the island, and islanders are actively recommended to report any invasive greys. The population decrease in Britain is often ascribed to the introduction of the eastern grey squirrel from North America, but the loss and fragmentation of its native woodland habitat has also played a role.
In January 1998, eradication of the non-native North American grey squirrel began on the North Wales island of Anglesey. This facilitated the natural recovery of the small remnant red squirrel population. It was followed by the successful reintroduction of the red squirrel into the pine stands of Newborough Forest. Subsequent reintroductions into broadleaved woodland followed and today the island has the single largest red squirrel population in Wales. Brownsea Island in Poole Harbour is also populated exclusively by red rather than grey squirrels (approximately 200 individuals).
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