• KoboldCoterie@pawb.social
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    23 hours ago

    I suppose that makes them quite a bit less endearing. I’ve only ever lived in places where squirrels are native, and never really understood the animosity towards them.

      • panda_abyss@lemmy.ca
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        22 hours ago

        The red squirrels here bully the black and grey ones, and also they eat plastic Christmas lights.

        • fossilesque@mander.xyzOPM
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          20 hours ago

          It’s revenge! From the talk I mention she spent a long time emphasizing how similar grey and reds can be, so I’m not sure if grandma was just in it for the love of the game or not.

        • JoeBigelow@lemmy.ca
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          18 hours ago

          In Maine greys are almost rare, and reds are an absolute menace. I can’t even count how many have become a problem enough around the property to warrant dispatch, and I really dislike killing things. One chewed the hot wire to my shed which although a pain to repair, was quite a show.

    • SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de
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      22 hours ago

      There are grey and red squirrels. The grey ones are invasive in Europe and are causing all kinds of problems for the native red squirrels