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Post by neferetus on Nov 9, 2007 15:33:55 GMT -5
"Old Faithful", the grey squirrel, just went by my window again with an acorn in her mouth.
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Post by Cole_blooded on Nov 10, 2007 1:20:21 GMT -5
Tough nut to crack! ;D TED COLE....aka....Cole_blooded
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Post by neferetus on Nov 10, 2007 11:12:45 GMT -5
Tough nut to crack! ;D TED COLE....aka....Cole_blooded Perhaps she's merely storing them up for winter. I saw that one in an old CHIP & DALE cartoon. (I know, they're chipmunks.)
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Post by neferetus on Nov 18, 2007 18:55:56 GMT -5
This was just in today's YAHOO NEWS. Seems that the Irish are blaming the British for the decline of the Red Squirrel population!
DUBLIN (AFP) - Ireland's red squirrels, which are threat from their more aggressive grey British cousins, are to be thrown a lifeline under a plan published Sunday by the environment ministry.
The red squirrel is one of the most threatened mammals in Ireland but the collaborative rescue plan involving the authorities in both the Republic and British-ruled Northern Ireland is an effort to reverse the decline.
Measures to conserve the reds will include rope bridges in their areas and forestry better suited to reds than greys.
Translocation projects will move reds to areas where there is less competition from greys and officials are reviewing international research on immuno-contraception as a means of controlling greys.
"The red squirrel is one of our most iconic and beautiful species and this plan gives details of the actions we need to undertake to ensure that this beautiful animal remains a viable part of our biodiversity," said Green Party Environment Minister John Gormley.
Recent survey work has shown that the species is declining at about one percent a year mainly as a result of competition from grey squirrels introduced from Britain less than 100 years ago.
There are now only 40,000 pairs of red squirrels in Ireland.
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Post by Greg C. on Nov 18, 2007 19:21:17 GMT -5
They're not dying, but showing up in my backyard!
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Post by neferetus on Nov 18, 2007 21:15:23 GMT -5
They're not dying, but showing up in my backyard! You have red squirrels? We just have greys here.
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Post by Greg C. on Nov 18, 2007 21:26:14 GMT -5
They're not dying, but showing up in my backyard! You have red squirrels? We just have greys here. No, just squirrels in Gen'ral, HUNDREDS of them...
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Post by neferetus on Nov 20, 2007 11:48:30 GMT -5
Squirrels all over the world!
Squirrels Briefly Kill Power In Two Cities 11/20/2007 (Associated Press)
ASHLAND, Wis. - It was an unlucky day for two squirrels and hundreds of Midwestern power customers. Brian Elwood, a spokesman for Xcel Energy, said a squirrel came in contact with an overhead transformer and knocked out service to 177 customers Monday. Power was fully restored in just under an hour, and repair crews found the remains of the "unfortunate squirrel," he said.
By coincidence, another squirrel got into a substation 40 miles away in Ironwood, Mich., Monday morning and caused a temporary outage that affected about 1,400 customers in Ironwood and two nearby communities, Elwood said.
The utility takes many preventive steps to keep the curious animals away from lines, he said, but they are one of the leading causes of outages, trailing only severe weather.
"We kind of liken it to anyone who's had a bird feeder and tried to keep the squirrels out," he said. "They find a way."
Rodney Johnson was stuck on an elevator at the city's Enterprise Center, where he works, when the power went out.
"For a couple of minutes there, I wasn't sure if I'd make it to Thanksgiving," said Johnson, who said he is somewhat claustrophobic. "They kept talking to me while they were trying to open it up, though, so that helped."
Once a firefighter opened the door, Johnson wasted no time in getting out.
"I'm surprised I didn't knock him down," he said.
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Post by Greg C. on Nov 20, 2007 16:46:53 GMT -5
They should ship those squirrels to West Virginia. Some one could make a meal out of the roasted squirrel....
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Post by Bromhead24 on Nov 22, 2007 18:15:17 GMT -5
Kind of my backyard but not much wildlife so to speak.
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Post by seguin on Nov 22, 2007 19:38:01 GMT -5
I won´t read Chip and Dale comic books ever again! Well, they´re not squirrels but chipmunks - but still, better not to take any chances with such pesky critters...
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Post by neferetus on Nov 22, 2007 20:10:28 GMT -5
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Post by neferetus on Dec 7, 2007 11:14:47 GMT -5
Hey Seguin, look above! It's the Donald Duck, Chip & Dale cartoon!
Donald is gathering firewood and Chip & Dale are in the log.
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Post by neferetus on Dec 7, 2007 11:16:01 GMT -5
As I sit here, "Old Faithful", the squirrel, is scampering back and forth in front of my window with an acorn in her mouth. Must be stocking up for winter.
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Post by Bromhead24 on Dec 9, 2007 13:05:36 GMT -5
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Post by Bromhead24 on Dec 9, 2007 13:06:10 GMT -5
Theres a critter in this pic
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Post by Bromhead24 on Dec 9, 2007 13:06:27 GMT -5
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Post by Bromhead24 on Dec 9, 2007 13:07:00 GMT -5
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Post by neferetus on Dec 9, 2007 13:21:09 GMT -5
Is this happening now, Mike?! Beautiful, but... Looks like you're in for a long winter. Of course there's always Marcia Brady to warm things up on your television screen.
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Post by Bromhead24 on Dec 9, 2007 13:25:32 GMT -5
Is this happening now, Mike?! Beautiful, but... Looks like you're in for a long winter. Of course there's always Marcia Brady to warm things up on your television screen. It started friday and stopped last night, about 6" overall
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