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Image Taken on 10 Mar 2011 at 17:19 Image of day on 14 Apr 2011

Successive images at the tree stump (here at exactly the same scale) made an amusing contrast. Obviously the apple peel didn't interest the squirrel or it would have vanished.

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Image Taken on 03 Jul 2023 at 07:18 Image of day on 25 Aug 2023

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Image Taken on 03 Jul 2023 at 07:18 Image of day on 25 Aug 2023

A few times we have come across this distinctly under-sized Grey squirrel at the base of a young Lombardy Poplar. Here they are systematically stripping unripe Wheat heads of their seeds The Squirrel left as we walked down the concrete track, and the insert shows the remains of their efforts.

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Image Taken on 29 Jul 2011 at 18:37 Image of day on 20 Sep 2011

Evening next day here is probably the same individual using the tree stump to chew up another nut.

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Image Taken on 16 Oct 2022 at 15:25 Image of day on 22 Nov 2022

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Image Taken on 27 Mar 2023 at 17:41 Image of day on 01 May 2023

2 days later, and about 15 metres (50ft) up this even taller willow tree, we see this Grey Squirrel clambering about to bite off another choice twig, which the squirrel then runs down the tree to eat in a safer/more convenient place.

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Image Taken on 09 Nov 2010 at 06:57 Image of day on 03 Jan 2011

And now the fruit course - you can see the peel crinkling up as the squirrel takes a bite.

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Image Taken on 14 Nov 2022 at 15:53 Image of day on 12 Dec 2022

Here is the female Grey squirrel with wonky right eye, apparently getting on absolutely fine. A piece of apple seems to be the choice of the moment.

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Image Taken on 09 Dec 2022 at 13:18 Image of day on 04 Jan 2023

Where this Grey Squirrel found a clean Hazel nut we don't know. We have several Hazel trees but the nuts are normally snaffled by the Squirrels long before ripe.

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Image Taken on 10 Nov 2023 at 14:38 Image of day on 23 Dec 2023

In the top of the hedge outside the Kitchen window there suddenly appears this apple being nibbled by a Grey Squirrel. The apple has since remained there for 7 days but we haven't spotted anything else taking a bite.

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Image Taken on 27 Sep 2022 at 14:50 Image of day on 03 Nov 2022

"Just ripe enough!"

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Image Taken on 30 Dec 2022 at 12:22 Image of day on 23 Jan 2023

Grey Squirrels really do seem to have a 'thing' for apples.
This is at the Hedge Bottom.

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Image Taken on 12 Sep 2023 at 16:01 Image of day on 04 Nov 2023

In just one day (including a night) we see this Grey Squirrel make 6 almost identical passages across the Woodland photo site, each time carrying a conker. The Squirrel may have taken dozens more by a different route.
There are a Red and normal Horse-Chestnut trees a few metres from this site - a search found no signs of any conkers on the surround woodland floor - the Squirrel is doing a thorough job!

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Image Taken on 01 May 2016 at 17:09 Image of day on 08 Jun 2016

After yesterdays aggressive Grey squirrels, here we see their more appealing side.

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Image Taken on 08 Jul 2016 at 18:02 Image of day on 29 Aug 2016

Why do we (sort of) love these little Vermin
A montage of them on their best behaviour

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Image Taken on 09 Sep 2020 at 08:33 Image of day on 23 Oct 2020

Small piles of chewed up Horse Chestnut husks are all over the site. Here a Grey Squirrel carries off the prize conkers as a take-away or for a buried cache.

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Image Taken on 06 Feb 2017 at 15:48 Image of day on 20 Mar 2017

"Eat it or bury it?"
This Grey squirrel is laying in provisions ...

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Image Taken on 19 Feb 2023 at 08:52 Image of day on 20 Mar 2023

Our stock of small apples continues to be a favourite of anything that can carry them off.

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Image Taken on 24 Oct 2012 at 08:36 Image of day on 26 Nov 2012

We never get to eat ANY of our sweet chestnuts. This is where they go - into the Grey Squirrels maw or it's buried cache.

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Image Taken on 04 Jan 2023 at 12:44 Image of day on 23 Jan 2023

Grey Squirrels seem to go 'ape' over small apples left over from Autumn.

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