Grey squirrels are not greatly loved in England, where they have
taken over from the indigenous red variety. But I like them
(outside). They like our chickens' feed, of course.
That unnamed "dog" would have worried me somewhat as well!
Chris
~~ >-)-
C M I Barker
Cambridgeshire, Great Britain.
+44 (0)7092 251126
www.threeshoes.co.uk
homepage.mac.com/zuiko
On 8 May 2006, at 13:25, Richard Lovison wrote:
> Thanks Graham and Chris. The critter is cute when outside, except
> when they
> raid the bird feeder, though a giant pain in the behind if they
> ever get in
> your home. Our neighbor had 2 get into the kitchen via a chewed
> through
> screen and they did an incredible amount of damage in a short
> period of
> time.
>
> My wife and I never heard of nor did we ever see a black squirrel
> before
> moving to Massachusetts. It actually freaked us out the first time
> we saw
> one. We have 3 black squirrels near our home though we see them less
> frequently than the grays... maybe it's because they have a larger
> territory?
>
> BTW, my wife and I took a walk together to sit and view the Herons
> at the
> pond Sunday morning. While we were sitting quietly enjoying the
> silence we
> suddenly heard a medium sized animal running through the woods
> directly
> towards us. Unnerving to say the least. All I remember seeing was
> a blur
> of black and gray fur about the size of a medium sized dog.
> Whatever it was
> caught site of us and immediately took off in the opposite
> direction in less
> than an instant. Must have been a coyote or a coy-dog common in
> our area.
> Sure wish I could disappear as quickly as that critter if ever
> needed. That
> ability might come in handy in the future if the world suddenly
> goes to he*l
> in a hand basket. 8-)
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