Haning Around
by Wild Thing
Title
Haning Around
Artist
Wild Thing
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
I adore my neighbors the Squirrels ... They are a source of wonder and constantly make me laugh. Take the time to observe them if you can ...
Grey squirrels are among our most frequently seen wild mammals, especially in gardens and parks. Late winter is a good time to watch them, since they are so easy to see. Food caches are relocated in winter and early spring by scent, though the area of the cache is remembered. These food stores comprise the seeds and fruit of deciduous trees.
Watch squirrels with their noses to the ground – once they’ve found what they’re looking for, they will start digging with their forefeet.
As spring approaches, grey squirrels also strip bark from beech and sycamore trees. In summer, flowers and buds form about 60 per cent of diet.
Grey squirrels spend more time feeding on the ground than reds, and are most terrestrial in the late winter months.
If there is a good food supply, grey squirrels produce 2 litters of 2-4 young between February and July.
Young squirrels start to emerge from the nest and eat solid food from 7 weeks. It is rare to see young squirrels with their mothers, but they will stay in the same area at least until autumn. Some will nest with their mothers over winter.
Young squirrels are silver in colour and moult to their adult coat when 3 to 4 months old.
Fights between dominants and subordinates normally occur in the breeding and dispersal seasons, and involve chases and wrestling.
Males are attracted to the scent of oestrous females. Several males will frequently follow one female and often end up chasing her. A chase between two rivals is likely to be short – once one has fled, it has admitted defeat. A male chasing a female does not give up so easily.
11 different calls have been described. Scolding noises are often made by squirrels on branches, accompanied by tail flicking directed at another squirrel or a ground predator.
Grey squirrels live up to nine years in the wild. The older the animal, the more it weighs.
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August 27th, 2021
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