Hi everyone, and Sue who asked - In my neck of the woods (western Vancouver Island) we have the native red squirrels scampering about - only this year have any of the large greys made an appearance, but I knew they were working their way westward - noticeable by the incidents of road kill we would see on our way to 'town' (= city of Victoria, some 30 miles easterly). I have only seen black squirrels in the area of Beacon Hill Park, a garry oak environment in Victoria. If you have seen 'Ice Age' there is a squirrel character that shoves an acorn into places - I watched a black 'in action' at the park one day - creepy how their little paws and 'arms' can work an acorn into the ground...so the animation in 'Ice Age' was right on. I haven't seen grey squirrels with acorns though - most always I see them running along a wire or tree trunk. They are invasive and I don't know that they bother with the reds directly, but I know they compete agressively for the food - however, in a turnabout, the grey that came to live in my yard was soon dispensed with by the cat...the grey was after the cat food, a delectable that is not at all to the taste of the red squirrels, and the cat simply waited for its chance to nab (watching 'squirrelvision' - perfect!).
Haven't seen a grey squirrel in the neighbourhood since, but the reds are still resident, in the coniferous forest - no acorns, so probably no black squirrels either? -- bye for now Bev in Sooke, BC (west coast of Canada) Cdn. floral bobbins www.woodhavenbobbins.com To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
