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Spireite

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Black squirrels
« on: August 02, 2012, 13:23:36 »
I managed to photograph the resident black squirrel in my garden in May....it's in my gallery  :P
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Re: Black squirrels
« Reply #1 on: August 02, 2012, 13:47:44 »
Wow thank you for sharing this as I have never seen a black squirrel before
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Re: Black squirrels
« Reply #2 on: August 02, 2012, 13:56:33 »

Great photo spireite.  I've seen lots of squirrels and i don't think I've ever seen a black on.  Lovely.
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Re: Black squirrels
« Reply #3 on: August 02, 2012, 14:26:31 »
Lucky you, I've never seen one.
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Re: Black squirrels
« Reply #4 on: August 02, 2012, 14:53:48 »
How lovely
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Re: Black squirrels
« Reply #5 on: August 02, 2012, 15:38:34 »
Wikipedia says they're quite common around where you live Spirerite - " the melanistic population in the UK continues to grow, and around the towns of Letchworth, Stevenage and Hitchin, as well as nearby villages such as Shillington and Meppershall in England, black squirrels are now as abundant as grey individuals."
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Spireite

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Re: Black squirrels
« Reply #6 on: August 02, 2012, 16:06:39 »
We moved into this area in Sept...and it took me until May to catch one on camera...The grey ones do seem to chase them away though despite the black squirrel's reputation as being more fierce/territorial than the grey!!!
I still find them a novelty :)
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Re: Black squirrels
« Reply #7 on: August 10, 2012, 17:27:07 »
We have quite a few too. Just a grey variant which should be culled.
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