squirrels

[jimmer]

saw a squirrel this morning and it looked a light shade of red not the red colour you see on the tv or in magazines but definitely not bog standard grey
is this perhaps a throw back or do we have red climbing rats in north somerset now

 

[multi power]

cross breeding ?

 

[jimmer]

cross breeding ?

no reds about here as far as i am aware

 

[Gulli]

theres all sorts of different colours mostly red, grey and black but I imagine there are a few different shades too

 

[multi power]

dont think i have ever seen a red aquirrel

 

[Giles1]

Have cycles of loads and then few as the pine martins thin them out big time.Of course in days of old gamekeepers would have sorted out the pine martins,but protected now.Go from very dark brown to almost fawn coloured with everything in between.

 

[roscoe erf]

White and black some kind of genetic mutation make sure it does not bite you @jimmer

 

[jimmer]

White and black some kind of genetic mutation make sure it does not bite you @jimmer

that kind of mutation is bound to carry btb

 

[Landy Nick]

Some of the greys have a rusty red colour mixed in, i have seen a few that really confused me at first glance. Although the ears give it away with the Red Squirrel. These tend to be slighter smaller then the Grey and half the weight. Some Red's can go slightly grey when in a winter coat.

 

[grumpy]

a red squirrel works all summer collecting nuts a grey one does feck all then come winter the grey pinches the red ones,tis like a metaphor for life.

 

[Old Boar]

Lots of tree rats here, some with a distinct reddish hue, but they are large (and bullet proof - OK, I am not the best shot in the world!).

 

[roscoe erf]

a red squirrel works all summer collecting nuts a grey one does feck all then come winter the grey pinches the red ones,tis like a metaphor for life.

I take it someone pinched your nuts then

 

[llamedos]

saw a squirrel this morning and it looked a light shade of red not the red colour you see on the tv or in magazines but definitely not bog standard grey
is this perhaps a throw back or do we have red climbing rats in north somerset now

lots of the greys here get a very distinct red colouring at this time of year, true Reds are a much smaller critter and always have the ear tufts, quite a pretty little thing in comparison to the tree rat grey