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Author Message   Kniphofia  My Favorite Photo My Weather Posted on Saturday, November 01, 2003 - 11:50 am EST :    I've been noticing these little guys more recently now the leaf cover is very reduced. I thought they were chipmunks at first as they're so small. They're pretty quick too! Sue Central Maine Zone 4   Kaguyahime  My Favorite Photo Posted on Saturday, November 01, 2003 - 12:17 pm EST :    Prettty quick !! extremely quick they are : ) it really is funn to see them collecting their reserve for wintertime ,these litle guys never seem to get tired ,wonderfull shots Sue!! Jonathan Kaguyahime - oost-Vlaanderen, Zone "8"   Galanthophile  Posted on Saturday, November 01, 2003 - 12:46 pm EST :    How cute! Galanthophile - UK, Zone "8"   Duckwatcher  Posted on Saturday, November 01, 2003 - 03:01 pm EST :    What cuties, did you see the pictures of grey ones I posted they are huge! 50% larger than a regular squirrel. DuckWatcher, NCa z9b   Psilo  Posted on Saturday, November 01, 2003 - 03:43 pm EST :    lovely photos. sorry to disappoint but that is a grey squirrel!! :O Red Squirrels have leaner bodies than greys and their coats are very tan/red, no hint of grey at all. Also one distinguishing mark is the very long tufts that they have on their ears :) Psilo - United Kingdom, Zone "8"   Kniphofia  My Favorite Photo My Weather Posted on Sunday, November 02, 2003 - 06:27 am EST :    He was on the bird feeder post this morning.. Annette, this is the American red squirrel, very different from the grey, and also from the European red. I have both red & grey kinds in my yard and they are very different. Sue Central Maine Zone 4   Psilo  Posted on Sunday, November 02, 2003 - 07:55 am EST :    Hi Kniphofia I have just seen a photo for the american grey and your red. It seems that your red squirrels are actually our greys (our greys have some red in them like that) Here is a photo of our red squirrel Psilo - United Kingdom, Zone "8"   Galanthophile  Posted on Sunday, November 02, 2003 - 09:01 am EST :    Sue - those are great photos! So close. Annette - wasn't it the American greys that came over here and are now stealing the native red's territory...! That last picture is what I know as a red squirrel - gorgeous. Galanthophile - UK, Zone "8"   Psilo  Posted on Sunday, November 02, 2003 - 10:27 am EST :    yes galanthophile they were but if you see the grey squirrel photographed in an earlier thread they are all grey with not a hint of red on them so who knows. Is part of the problem also that the greys interbreed with the red or do they just drive them out? Psilo - United Kingdom, Zone "8"   Kniphofia  My Favorite Photo My Weather Posted on Sunday, November 09, 2003 - 11:57 am EST :    I found a photo of our red squirrel. http://www.nenature.com/RedSquirrelPhoto.htm Sue Central Maine Zone 4   Kaguyahime  My Favorite Photo Posted on Monday, November 10, 2003 - 01:16 pm EST :    hey those pics are amazing ,unfortunatly i dont have to many squirels around or on my place but so its a lot more difficult to get a good shot of them, but seeing these pics i doubt if there is any improvement possible! Kaguyahime - oost-Vlaanderen, Zone "8"   Woodelf  Posted on Monday, November 10, 2003 - 02:35 pm EST :    Great photos. We had a black squirrel in our yard two days ago. It's the second time in 20 years in this house that I've seen one. Ro, CT Zone 5

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