All the other creepy crawlies and animals that interact with your garden and the countryside
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Linda257
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by Linda257 » Sun Jun 29, 2025 5:35 pm
Oh wow!!!
Pardon the Scottish accent
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Jacksparrow
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by Jacksparrow » Sun Jun 29, 2025 7:24 pm
I believe the black squirrels are a grey mutation and are fairly common in one small area. Is that area where you live or is that one new to you?
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SnappyMac
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by SnappyMac » Sun Jun 29, 2025 8:53 pm
From the article I linked: Genetic tests revealed the British black is a direct descendant of the American black. It took just one cheeky squirrel to escape a zoo and mate with a grey. Now there are tens of thousands in the UK.
I am outside the main area that is south of us, but on the northern line route which may be the corridor. I have photographed one at the RSPB Sandy reserve, just north of us.