All the other creepy crawlies and animals that interact with your garden and the countryside
			
	
				
		
		
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								Linda257							
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								by Linda257 » Sun Jun 29, 2025 5:35 pm
			
			
			
			
			Oh wow!!!
			
			
									
						
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																			 Jacksparrow
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								by Jacksparrow » Sun Jun 29, 2025 7:24 pm
			
			
			
			
			
I believe the black squirrels are a grey mutation and are fairly common in one small area. Is that area where you live or is that one new to you?
			
						 
		 
				
		
		 
	 
	
				
		
		
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								by SnappyMac » Sun Jun 29, 2025 8:53 pm
			
			
			
			
			From the article I linked: Genetic tests revealed the British black is a direct descendant of the American black. It took just one cheeky squirrel to escape a zoo and mate with a grey. Now there are tens of thousands in the UK.
I am outside the main area that is south of us, but on the northern line route which may be the corridor. I have photographed one at the RSPB Sandy reserve, just north of us.