Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)

PeterD-2009

The Grey Squirrel was introduced to the UK at the turn of the 19th/20th century. Since then, it has displaced the native Red Squirrel from large parts of England and Wales. They out competed the Reds for food.
Here are a few images of a grey squirrel feeding on the fat balls at the bird table in my garden.









Following the last shot, he jumped down and scampered off having seen me. These squirrels are very agile and move with a flowing motion which is emphasized by their long bushy tail.

Hunter58

If they are like the Grey Squirrels here you can't get rid of them. They can jump really well too.

PeterD-2009

Hunter58 wrote: »

If they are like the Grey Squirrels here you can't get rid of them. They can jump really well too.

Thanks for your reply. I did not say where these were introduced from but......you guessed it, USA.

They are very successful here as I indicated in my post. Yes, they can be problematical and have displaced our beautiful Red Squirrels. But this is the risk of introducing foreign species into the wild.