On bleak, damp days when the trees are devoid of birdlife, I can always rely on grey squirrels to bring a smile to my face. The males are nervy creatures, scarpering the minute I set foot outside, but the female is very confiding. Grey squirrels begin mating in mid-December, but the males already have eyes for her. Facebook Twitter Pinterest A grey squirrel, Sciurus carolinensis, feeding on garden bird feeders in Dorset. Fearing that the female squirrel had found her way inside and become trapped, I loosened the cord and tentatively curled my fingers inside to tug open an exit.

Source: The Guardian December 08, 2017 05:26 UTC