| A significant day ... for squirrels, anyway ;-) Posted by Chris from Nailsea at 01:44, 21st January 2025 |     |
With some hesitation, I post here that today is ... erm ... squirrel appreciation day.
My learned friend Red Squirrel here on the Coffee Shop forum is obviously of our native variety, rather than those invasive grey tree rat intruders - although the author of that post, from the USA, interestingly chooses to illustrate it with an image of a red squirrel.
Please, have a good day, all red squirrels!
| Re: A significant day ... for squirrels, anyway ;-) Posted by Clan Line at 10:20, 21st January 2025 | |
Reminds me of a bumper sticker I saw many years ago in the States: "Preserve wildlife - pickle a squirrel". Colour was not defined.
| Re: A significant day ... for squirrels, anyway ;-) Posted by Red Squirrel at 14:51, 21st January 2025 | |
Reminds me of a bumper sticker I saw many years ago in the States: "Preserve wildlife - pickle a squirrel". Colour was not defined.
Together with the landlord at the Highbury Vaults, I've been working on that for years.
| Re: A significant day ... for squirrels, anyway ;-) Posted by Chris from Nailsea at 19:28, 21st January 2025 | |
Reminds me of a bumper sticker I saw many years ago in the States ...
... which in turn reminds me of a bumper sticker I saw, online, many years ago. I can't find it now, but it was on the back of an Amish horse-drawn buggy and read, "How's my driving?", with a freephone number for responses. The Amish community have generally retained a sense of humour.
| Re: A significant day ... for squirrels, anyway ;-) Posted by stuving at 19:53, 21st January 2025 | |
According to the BBC, a guerrilla force of reds has been infiltrating Yorkshire. Oddly (given the known habits of media folk) they did not pick up on how propitious today is for the story.
Red squirrel colony discovered in North Yorkshire
source, Julie Bailey/UKSA
Julia Bryson BBC News, Yorkshire 21 January 2025, 07:12 GMT
A rare colony of red squirrels has been discovered on a tree plantation in the Yorkshire Dales.
The endangered species was identified by Julie Bailey from the UK Squirrel Accord (UKSA), a partnership of forestry and conservation organisations.
Ms Bailey said she initially found four red squirrels in the North Yorkshire sitka spruce plantation after using thermal imaging cameras to survey the land.
source, Julie Bailey/UKSA
Julia Bryson BBC News, Yorkshire 21 January 2025, 07:12 GMT
A rare colony of red squirrels has been discovered on a tree plantation in the Yorkshire Dales.
The endangered species was identified by Julie Bailey from the UK Squirrel Accord (UKSA), a partnership of forestry and conservation organisations.
Ms Bailey said she initially found four red squirrels in the North Yorkshire sitka spruce plantation after using thermal imaging cameras to survey the land.
| Re: A significant day ... for squirrels, anyway ;-) Posted by Chris from Nailsea at 21:13, 21st January 2025 | |
From the BBC:
There are thought to be just 160,000 red squirrels left in the UK, with their population now mostly restricted to Scotland, Ireland, parts of Northern England and the south coast.
They are also very active in Jersey (Channel Islands). I don't know about Guernsey, Albany or the Isles of Scilly.
| Re: A significant day ... for squirrels, anyway ;-) Posted by ChrisB at 21:16, 21st January 2025 | |
Or even Alderney
| Re: A significant day ... for squirrels, anyway ;-) Posted by Chris from Nailsea at 21:27, 21st January 2025 | |
That is indeed what I meant: thanks, ChrisB.
| Re: A significant day ... for squirrels, anyway ;-) Posted by JayMac at 21:30, 21st January 2025 | |
From the BBC:
There are thought to be just 160,000 red squirrels left in the UK, with their population now mostly restricted to Scotland, Ireland, parts of Northern England and the south coast.
They are also very active in Jersey (Channel Islands). I don't know about Guernsey, Albany or the Isles of Scilly.
There are thought to be just 160,000 red squirrels left in the UK, with their population now mostly restricted to Scotland, Ireland, parts of Northern England and the south coast.
They are also very active in Jersey (Channel Islands). I don't know about Guernsey, Albany or the Isles of Scilly.
There's a significant population of reds on the Isle of Wight* too. I'm a frequent visitor and have yet to see one there. The Isle is said to be grey free.
I spent several months in Cumbria and the Lake District in 2022 as well, where there's also a significant population of reds. Didn't see one there either.
Elusive beggars!
*One of the HMP Isle of Wight sites is called Albany, CfN. Perhaps there are some reds doing bird there.
| Re: A significant day ... for squirrels, anyway ;-) Posted by Chris from Nailsea at 22:14, 21st January 2025 | |
They are also very active in Jersey (Channel Islands).
*One of the HMP Isle of Wight is called Albany, CfN. Perhaps there are some reds doing bird there. Personally, I would prefer it if those were of the grey variety ... . However, in Jersey, when I visited that island for my aunt's funeral, there were dozens of the red ones, scampering all over the trees in the distance.
| Re: A significant day ... for squirrels, anyway ;-) Posted by froome at 07:51, 22nd January 2025 | |
I now understand Trump's railings against socialist Britain.
He has obviously been told that we keep inviting reds back here.
Perhaps he has even spotted one on his golf course!
