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Recently learned that this species, the Eastern Grey Squirrel, is actually an invasive species in my area.
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The Eastern Grey Squirrel was introduced to Britain and Ireland in the 1870’s as a curiosity and has resulted in the indigent Red Squirrel becoming displaced. The grey is a larger and fitter squirrel than the red and so has taken much of the red’s food. The grey is classified as an invasive species.
In an effort to reduce the population, an initiative in 2006 encouraged people to eat them although this doesn’t appear to have caught on. Americans consider it to be the best meat of the woods.
This cute and clever creature is here to stay but small red squirrel colonies continue to thrive in places in the UK and Ireland in areas where the grey squirrel population is carefully controlled or absent.
I was curious to find out why the chipmunks and the squirrels were able to eat from the Yew Tree. It turns out that they have learned to eat around the berries of the Yew tree and spit out the seed which is like most of the Yew, poisonous. The wonders of nature.
First shot he starts eating the nut.
Second shot he has eaten the nut.
Third shot he High Tails it!
Flickr seems to be slower than a Tortoise on Tranq's again, will catch up with you all tomorrow!
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