Tag: squirrel

View From The Conservatory


This squirrel was keeping a watchful eye on me after beating a hasty retreat from the neighbours cat.

View From The Conservatory


Grey squirrel with an albino in the background. The albino has been hanging around for a few weeks now.

I See Wild Animals


Do you ever see wild animals?

Do I ever see wild animals ? Yes, I do !

Living in a semi rural location means that on occasions, we are visited by various types of wildlife.

Focussing on our garden, we are regularly visited by foxes, hedgehogs, and squirrels.

Grey Squirrel

Just today, maybe an hour ago, we were visited by this albino squirrel.

Albino Squirrel

You would think that albino squirrels are rare, but we have had several visit us over the 30-plus years that we have lived here.

Hedgehog
Hedgehogs – Courting Couple

Other visitors to our garden, over and above the usual garden birds, we have had the occasional sparrow hawk and even a couple of pheasants.

Outside of our garden, I have seen badgers, foxes, and regularly see deer.

And last, but not least, here is a slow worm that came out from under our new deck last year.

View From The Conservatory


Our Hazel Tree is laden with clusters of nuts. It is productive every year, but we never get to reap the benefits. Every year, the squirrels move in and pillage the crop.

Hazelnut Thief

They do this before the nuts have a chance to ripen, and this year is no exception. I don’t begrudge them the feed, but it would be nice if they waited a bit so we could share.

View From The Conservatory


One of a trio, of thieves. They have been raiding the various bird feeders in our garden.

View From The Conservatory


Our back garden fence provides a wildlife highway, running North to South. Here is a Grey Squirrel, heading in a southerly direction.