BBC- Why do we hate pigeons so much?
Apr 23rd 2007 | 6:47 am
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Re: BBC- Why do we hate pigeons so much?
"Martin" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> On Mon, 23 Apr 2007 19:11:45 +0200, B Vaughan<[email protected]> wrote:
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>>On Mon, 23 Apr 2007 17:38:18 +0100, [email protected] (David Horne,
>>_the_ chancellor (*)) wrote:
>>
>>>This has come up recently. I loathe pigeons.
>>
>>So do I.
>>
>>I also don't much care for squirrels.
>
> I love squirrels.
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[email protected]...> On Mon, 23 Apr 2007 19:11:45 +0200, B Vaughan<[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>On Mon, 23 Apr 2007 17:38:18 +0100, [email protected] (David Horne,
>>_the_ chancellor (*)) wrote:
>>
>>>This has come up recently. I loathe pigeons.
>>
>>So do I.
>>
>>I also don't much care for squirrels.
>
> I love squirrels.
> --
I like chipmunks. and Rome crows
Cheers,
George W Russell
Bangalore
Apr 23rd 2007 | 6:50 am
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On Apr 23, 7:11 pm, B Vaughan<[email protected]> wrote:
> On Mon, 23 Apr 2007 17:38:18 +0100, [email protected] (David Horne,
>
> _the_ chancellor (*)) wrote:
> >This has come up recently. I loathe pigeons.
>
> So do I.
>
> I also don't much care for squirrels.
>
> --
> Barbara Vaughan
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red or grey ????
> On Mon, 23 Apr 2007 17:38:18 +0100, [email protected] (David Horne,
>
> _the_ chancellor (*)) wrote:
> >This has come up recently. I loathe pigeons.
>
> So do I.
>
> I also don't much care for squirrels.
>
> --
> Barbara Vaughan
> My email address is my first initial followed by my surname at libero dot it
> I answer travel questions only in the newsgroup
red or grey ????
Apr 23rd 2007 | 7:27 am
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On Mon, 23 Apr 2007 20:44:45 +0200, B Vaughan<[email protected]> wrote:
>On Mon, 23 Apr 2007 14:20:27 -0400, Viking <[email protected]>
>wrote:
>
>>Hm, they haven't done that. Deer, however, do that outside the city,
>>and they're making a huge comeback in this region. Took a drive in the
>>country recently and saw 112 deer in 60 minutes; about 1.9 deer a
>>minute. Far more than in any year I can remember.
>
>Thicker than gypsies at Termini, were they?
No, there were slightly more gypsies at Termini.
>On Mon, 23 Apr 2007 14:20:27 -0400, Viking <[email protected]>
>wrote:
>
>>Hm, they haven't done that. Deer, however, do that outside the city,
>>and they're making a huge comeback in this region. Took a drive in the
>>country recently and saw 112 deer in 60 minutes; about 1.9 deer a
>>minute. Far more than in any year I can remember.
>
>Thicker than gypsies at Termini, were they?
No, there were slightly more gypsies at Termini.
Apr 23rd 2007 | 7:34 am
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Another nice useless thread that attracts all the NG spammers
"David Horne, _the_ chancellor (*)" <[email protected]> a écrit dans le
message de news: 1hx1a7j.iu14yc1k4iuvhN%[email protected]...
> This has come up recently. I loathe pigeons. Whomever grants the right
> for people in St. Mark's Square, Venice (and many other places) to sell
> pigeon feed should be shot and then pissed on. There- let the healing
> begin.
>
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/6583217.stm
>
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"David Horne, _the_ chancellor (*)" <[email protected]> a écrit dans le
message de news: 1hx1a7j.iu14yc1k4iuvhN%[email protected]...
> This has come up recently. I loathe pigeons. Whomever grants the right
> for people in St. Mark's Square, Venice (and many other places) to sell
> pigeon feed should be shot and then pissed on. There- let the healing
> begin.
>
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/6583217.stm
>
> --
> (*) ... of the royal duchy of city south and deansgate
> David Horne- http://www.davidhorne.net
> (don't email yahoo address) usenet (at) davidhorne (dot) co (dot) uk
Apr 23rd 2007 | 8:08 am
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Re: BBC- Why do we hate pigeons so much?
"David Horne, _the_ chancellor (*)" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> This has come up recently. I loathe pigeons. Whomever grants the right
> for people in St. Mark's Square, Venice (and many other places) to sell
> pigeon feed should be shot and then pissed on. There- let the healing
> begin.
>
>
From todays' Buongiorno Venezia
NEWS. Feeding pigeons is forbidden all over Venice, not just in the St.
Mark's area. To accommodate the nineteen vendors who sold corn as bird feed,
the municipality will now allow them to sell souvenirs, instead, but not in
St. Mark's Square. Next Thursday, all the involved parties (vendors, Comune,
Art Superintendance) will hold what should be the final meeting to finalise
the details. It will create a completely new look for St. Mark's, free of
birds which damage the monuments, bring disease, and are loved only by
tourists and corn sellers.
From a week or so ago:
always been like that
One Venetian problem gets more and more. ingrained: the pigeons in St.Mark's
Square. Research by the Department of Environmental Sciences at Ca Foscari
University in Venice has proved that the main cause of deterioration to the
Square's monuments is the hundreds of pounds of excrement that the pigeons
produce every day. Every measure taken in
the past to control or reduce the pigeon population has been in vain,
including the use of wheat as "contraceptive pill". It now appears that the
only viable solution is to forbid street vendors in the square from selling
the grain, which also poses hazards to children and pets. It seems obvious,
but current rules conflict with one another
There's no way. It's not only a conflict of rules. where i lived years ago
in the cannaregio district (sestiere) in venice, a very old wowan used to
feed pigeons by throwing bread out of the window. though it was (already)
prohibited. results: not the whole palazzo got dirty, but also the palazzo
in front of ours: because the birds knew her times of meals, and kept
patiently waiting for her to show up. it was impossible for anyone to hang
out clothes and sheets in the terrace without surveillance, because of the
pigeons. kids were advised not to play there. we all complained. the lady's
daughter convinced the mother to stop. she did, for a few days. then she did
it again, as hiddenly as she could. to summarize: after some years the lady
died (no relation with the pigeons: she was 90!), and you wouldn't believe
it, the lady's daughter herself began throwing at pigeons from the window.
because "it's always been like that".
news:1hx1a7j.iu14yc1k4iuvhN%[email protected]...
> This has come up recently. I loathe pigeons. Whomever grants the right
> for people in St. Mark's Square, Venice (and many other places) to sell
> pigeon feed should be shot and then pissed on. There- let the healing
> begin.
>
>
From todays' Buongiorno Venezia
NEWS. Feeding pigeons is forbidden all over Venice, not just in the St.
Mark's area. To accommodate the nineteen vendors who sold corn as bird feed,
the municipality will now allow them to sell souvenirs, instead, but not in
St. Mark's Square. Next Thursday, all the involved parties (vendors, Comune,
Art Superintendance) will hold what should be the final meeting to finalise
the details. It will create a completely new look for St. Mark's, free of
birds which damage the monuments, bring disease, and are loved only by
tourists and corn sellers.
From a week or so ago:
always been like that
One Venetian problem gets more and more. ingrained: the pigeons in St.Mark's
Square. Research by the Department of Environmental Sciences at Ca Foscari
University in Venice has proved that the main cause of deterioration to the
Square's monuments is the hundreds of pounds of excrement that the pigeons
produce every day. Every measure taken in
the past to control or reduce the pigeon population has been in vain,
including the use of wheat as "contraceptive pill". It now appears that the
only viable solution is to forbid street vendors in the square from selling
the grain, which also poses hazards to children and pets. It seems obvious,
but current rules conflict with one another
There's no way. It's not only a conflict of rules. where i lived years ago
in the cannaregio district (sestiere) in venice, a very old wowan used to
feed pigeons by throwing bread out of the window. though it was (already)
prohibited. results: not the whole palazzo got dirty, but also the palazzo
in front of ours: because the birds knew her times of meals, and kept
patiently waiting for her to show up. it was impossible for anyone to hang
out clothes and sheets in the terrace without surveillance, because of the
pigeons. kids were advised not to play there. we all complained. the lady's
daughter convinced the mother to stop. she did, for a few days. then she did
it again, as hiddenly as she could. to summarize: after some years the lady
died (no relation with the pigeons: she was 90!), and you wouldn't believe
it, the lady's daughter herself began throwing at pigeons from the window.
because "it's always been like that".
Apr 23rd 2007 | 10:57 am
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Re: BBC- Why do we hate pigeons so much?
Make credence recognised that on Mon, 23 Apr 2007 19:29:17 +0200,
Martin <[email protected]> has scripted:
>On Mon, 23 Apr 2007 18:17:39 +0100, [email protected] (David Horne, _the_
>chancellor (*)) wrote:
>
>>Martin <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> On Mon, 23 Apr 2007 19:11:45 +0200, B Vaughan<[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>> >On Mon, 23 Apr 2007 17:38:18 +0100, [email protected] (David Horne,
>>> >_the_ chancellor (*)) wrote:
>>> >
>>> >>This has come up recently. I loathe pigeons.
>>> >
>>> >So do I.
>>> >
>>> >I also don't much care for squirrels.
>>>
>>> I love squirrels.
>>
>>Squirrels are cute from a distance, when they wipe their whiskers and
>>ruffle their tails- not when they're ravaging you're garden or patio
>>box. I'm with Barbarba 100% on this one. Where I live, pigeons are by
>>far a larger order of annoyance though, and let's face it, it they
>>didn't shit, would we care?
>
>I don't care. The noise they make would be irritating if it wasn't drowned out
>by the constant barking of a French owned Yorkshire terrier a couple of blocks
>away. Why the hell do people buy dogs and then leave them chained up in their
>gardens all day and every day.
Those dogs are born to be kicked. The owners are born to multiply, if
I may generalise.
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Martin <[email protected]> has scripted:
>On Mon, 23 Apr 2007 18:17:39 +0100, [email protected] (David Horne, _the_
>chancellor (*)) wrote:
>
>>Martin <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> On Mon, 23 Apr 2007 19:11:45 +0200, B Vaughan<[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>> >On Mon, 23 Apr 2007 17:38:18 +0100, [email protected] (David Horne,
>>> >_the_ chancellor (*)) wrote:
>>> >
>>> >>This has come up recently. I loathe pigeons.
>>> >
>>> >So do I.
>>> >
>>> >I also don't much care for squirrels.
>>>
>>> I love squirrels.
>>
>>Squirrels are cute from a distance, when they wipe their whiskers and
>>ruffle their tails- not when they're ravaging you're garden or patio
>>box. I'm with Barbarba 100% on this one. Where I live, pigeons are by
>>far a larger order of annoyance though, and let's face it, it they
>>didn't shit, would we care?
>
>I don't care. The noise they make would be irritating if it wasn't drowned out
>by the constant barking of a French owned Yorkshire terrier a couple of blocks
>away. Why the hell do people buy dogs and then leave them chained up in their
>gardens all day and every day.
Those dogs are born to be kicked. The owners are born to multiply, if
I may generalise.
--
---
DFM - http://www.deepfriedmars.com
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Apr 23rd 2007 | 11:53 am
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Re: BBC- Why do we hate pigeons so much?
On Mon, 23 Apr 2007 18:28:04 +0100, Keith Anderson
<[email protected]> wrote:
>On Mon, 23 Apr 2007 17:38:18 +0100, [email protected] (David Horne,
>_the_ chancellor (*)) wrote:
>
>>This has come up recently. I loathe pigeons. Whomever grants the right
>>for people in St. Mark's Square, Venice (and many other places) to sell
>>pigeon feed should be shot and then pissed on. There- let the healing
>>begin.
>>
>>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/6583217.stm
>
>Spring is here, a-suh-puh-ring is here.
>Life is skittles and life is beer.
>I think the loveliest time of the year is the spring.
>I do, don't you? 'Course you do.
>But there's one thing that makes spring complete for me,
>And makes every Sunday a treat for me.
>
>All the world seems in tune
>On a spring afternoon,
>When we're poisoning pigeons in the park.
>Every Sunday you'll see
>My sweetheart and me,
>As we poison the pigeons in the park.
>
>When they see us coming, the birdies all try an' hide,
>But they still go for peanuts when coated with cyanide.
>The sun's shining bright,
>Everything seems all right,
>When we're poisoning pigeons in the park.
>
>We've gained notoriety,
>And caused much anxiety
>In the Audubon Society
>With our games.
>They call it impiety
>And lack of propriety,
>And quite a variety
>Of unpleasant names.
>But it's not against any religion
>To want to dispose of a pigeon.
>
>So if Sunday you're free,
>Why don't you come with me,
>And we'll poison the pigeons in the park.
>And maybe we'll do
>In a squirrel or two,
>While we're poisoning pigeons in the park.
>
>We'll murder them all amid laughter and merriment,
>Except for the few we take home to experiment.
>My pulse will be quickenin'
>With each drop of strych'nine
>We feed to a pigeon.
>(It just takes a smidgin!)
>To poison a pigeon in the park.
>
>Thank you!
>
>(Tom Lehrer)
Thanks! Marvellous - maybe we can supply the Venetian
corn-sellers with some special corn?
Cheers, Alan, Australia
--
http://loraltravel.blogspot.com/
latest: Athens and The Adriatic
http://loraldiabetes.blogspot.com/
<[email protected]> wrote:
>On Mon, 23 Apr 2007 17:38:18 +0100, [email protected] (David Horne,
>_the_ chancellor (*)) wrote:
>
>>This has come up recently. I loathe pigeons. Whomever grants the right
>>for people in St. Mark's Square, Venice (and many other places) to sell
>>pigeon feed should be shot and then pissed on. There- let the healing
>>begin.
>>
>>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/6583217.stm
>
>Spring is here, a-suh-puh-ring is here.
>Life is skittles and life is beer.
>I think the loveliest time of the year is the spring.
>I do, don't you? 'Course you do.
>But there's one thing that makes spring complete for me,
>And makes every Sunday a treat for me.
>
>All the world seems in tune
>On a spring afternoon,
>When we're poisoning pigeons in the park.
>Every Sunday you'll see
>My sweetheart and me,
>As we poison the pigeons in the park.
>
>When they see us coming, the birdies all try an' hide,
>But they still go for peanuts when coated with cyanide.
>The sun's shining bright,
>Everything seems all right,
>When we're poisoning pigeons in the park.
>
>We've gained notoriety,
>And caused much anxiety
>In the Audubon Society
>With our games.
>They call it impiety
>And lack of propriety,
>And quite a variety
>Of unpleasant names.
>But it's not against any religion
>To want to dispose of a pigeon.
>
>So if Sunday you're free,
>Why don't you come with me,
>And we'll poison the pigeons in the park.
>And maybe we'll do
>In a squirrel or two,
>While we're poisoning pigeons in the park.
>
>We'll murder them all amid laughter and merriment,
>Except for the few we take home to experiment.
>My pulse will be quickenin'
>With each drop of strych'nine
>We feed to a pigeon.
>(It just takes a smidgin!)
>To poison a pigeon in the park.
>
>Thank you!
>
>(Tom Lehrer)
Thanks! Marvellous - maybe we can supply the Venetian
corn-sellers with some special corn?
Cheers, Alan, Australia
--
http://loraltravel.blogspot.com/
latest: Athens and The Adriatic
http://loraldiabetes.blogspot.com/
Apr 23rd 2007 | 5:28 pm
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Following up to [email protected] (David Horne, _the_ chancellor (*)) :
>Martin <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> On Mon, 23 Apr 2007 19:11:45 +0200, B Vaughan<[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> >On Mon, 23 Apr 2007 17:38:18 +0100, [email protected] (David Horne,
>> >_the_ chancellor (*)) wrote:
>> >
>> >>This has come up recently. I loathe pigeons.
>> >
>> >So do I.
>> >
>> >I also don't much care for squirrels.
>>
>> I love squirrels.
>
>Squirrels are cute from a distance, when they wipe their whiskers and
>ruffle their tails- not when they're ravaging you're garden or patio
>box. I'm with Barbarba 100% on this one. Where I live, pigeons are by
>far a larger order of annoyance though, and let's face it, it they
>didn't shit, would we care?
You mean you don't like grey squirrels.
Red ones are ok. Luckily there aren't any grey ones around here.
--
Tim C.
>Martin <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> On Mon, 23 Apr 2007 19:11:45 +0200, B Vaughan<[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> >On Mon, 23 Apr 2007 17:38:18 +0100, [email protected] (David Horne,
>> >_the_ chancellor (*)) wrote:
>> >
>> >>This has come up recently. I loathe pigeons.
>> >
>> >So do I.
>> >
>> >I also don't much care for squirrels.
>>
>> I love squirrels.
>
>Squirrels are cute from a distance, when they wipe their whiskers and
>ruffle their tails- not when they're ravaging you're garden or patio
>box. I'm with Barbarba 100% on this one. Where I live, pigeons are by
>far a larger order of annoyance though, and let's face it, it they
>didn't shit, would we care?
You mean you don't like grey squirrels.
Red ones are ok. Luckily there aren't any grey ones around here.
--
Tim C.
Apr 23rd 2007 | 6:48 pm
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Tim C. <[email protected]> wrote:
> Following up to [email protected] (David Horne, _the_ chancellor (*)) :
>
> >Martin <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> >> On Mon, 23 Apr 2007 19:11:45 +0200, B Vaughan<[email protected]> wrote:
> >>
> >> >On Mon, 23 Apr 2007 17:38:18 +0100, [email protected] (David Horne,
> >> >_the_ chancellor (*)) wrote:
> >> >
> >> >>This has come up recently. I loathe pigeons.
> >> >
> >> >So do I.
> >> >
> >> >I also don't much care for squirrels.
> >>
> >> I love squirrels.
> >
> >Squirrels are cute from a distance, when they wipe their whiskers and
> >ruffle their tails- not when they're ravaging you're garden or patio
> >box. I'm with Barbarba 100% on this one. Where I live, pigeons are by
> >far a larger order of annoyance though, and let's face it, it they
> >didn't shit, would we care?
>
> You mean you don't like grey squirrels.
There all you'll get in urban areas here. Red ones are confined to a few
nature reserves now.
--
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David Horne- http://www.davidhorne.net
(don't email yahoo address) usenet (at) davidhorne (dot) co (dot) uk
> Following up to [email protected] (David Horne, _the_ chancellor (*)) :
>
> >Martin <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> >> On Mon, 23 Apr 2007 19:11:45 +0200, B Vaughan<[email protected]> wrote:
> >>
> >> >On Mon, 23 Apr 2007 17:38:18 +0100, [email protected] (David Horne,
> >> >_the_ chancellor (*)) wrote:
> >> >
> >> >>This has come up recently. I loathe pigeons.
> >> >
> >> >So do I.
> >> >
> >> >I also don't much care for squirrels.
> >>
> >> I love squirrels.
> >
> >Squirrels are cute from a distance, when they wipe their whiskers and
> >ruffle their tails- not when they're ravaging you're garden or patio
> >box. I'm with Barbarba 100% on this one. Where I live, pigeons are by
> >far a larger order of annoyance though, and let's face it, it they
> >didn't shit, would we care?
>
> You mean you don't like grey squirrels.
There all you'll get in urban areas here. Red ones are confined to a few
nature reserves now.
--
(*) ... of the royal duchy of city south and deansgate
David Horne- http://www.davidhorne.net
(don't email yahoo address) usenet (at) davidhorne (dot) co (dot) uk
Apr 23rd 2007 | 6:53 pm
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Following up to [email protected] (David Horne, _the_ chancellor (*)) :
>> You mean you don't like grey squirrels.
>
>There all you'll get in urban areas here. Red ones are confined to a few
>nature reserves now.
One advantage of mainland Europe, I suppose. Hardly any grey squidgels.
--
Tim C.
>> You mean you don't like grey squirrels.
>
>There all you'll get in urban areas here. Red ones are confined to a few
>nature reserves now.
One advantage of mainland Europe, I suppose. Hardly any grey squidgels.
--
Tim C.
Apr 23rd 2007 | 7:15 pm
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Tim C. <[email protected]> wrote:
> Following up to [email protected] (David Horne, _the_ chancellor (*)) :
>
> >> You mean you don't like grey squirrels.
> >
> >There all you'll get in urban areas here. Red ones are confined to a few
> >nature reserves now.
>
> One advantage of mainland Europe, I suppose. Hardly any grey squidgels.
At the moment. Unfortunately, they're very aggressive which is one
reasonwe like to hate them so much! I don't think there were any grey
squirrels in the UK until they were introduced, from the US I believe.
--
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David Horne- http://www.davidhorne.net
(don't email yahoo address) usenet (at) davidhorne (dot) co (dot) uk
> Following up to [email protected] (David Horne, _the_ chancellor (*)) :
>
> >> You mean you don't like grey squirrels.
> >
> >There all you'll get in urban areas here. Red ones are confined to a few
> >nature reserves now.
>
> One advantage of mainland Europe, I suppose. Hardly any grey squidgels.
At the moment. Unfortunately, they're very aggressive which is one
reasonwe like to hate them so much! I don't think there were any grey
squirrels in the UK until they were introduced, from the US I believe.
--
(*) ... of the royal duchy of city south and deansgate
David Horne- http://www.davidhorne.net
(don't email yahoo address) usenet (at) davidhorne (dot) co (dot) uk
Apr 23rd 2007 | 7:38 pm
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On Tue, 24 Apr 2007 08:15:02 +0100, [email protected] (David Horne,
_the_ chancellor (*)) wrote:
>At the moment. Unfortunately, they're very aggressive which is one
>reasonwe like to hate them so much! I don't think there were any grey
>squirrels in the UK until they were introduced, from the US I believe.
True. Not a native species. More info here:
http://www.forestresearch.gov.uk/greysquirrels
A couple of southern "enclaves" are the Isle of Wight and Brownsea
Island in Poole Harbour. Seems grey squirrels are not good at
swimming.
This despite the old story:
Q - Why do squirrels swim on their backs?
A - To keep their nuts dry.
:-)
Keith, Bristol, UK
_the_ chancellor (*)) wrote:
>At the moment. Unfortunately, they're very aggressive which is one
>reasonwe like to hate them so much! I don't think there were any grey
>squirrels in the UK until they were introduced, from the US I believe.
True. Not a native species. More info here:
http://www.forestresearch.gov.uk/greysquirrels
A couple of southern "enclaves" are the Isle of Wight and Brownsea
Island in Poole Harbour. Seems grey squirrels are not good at
swimming.
This despite the old story:
Q - Why do squirrels swim on their backs?
A - To keep their nuts dry.
:-)
Keith, Bristol, UK
Apr 23rd 2007 | 7:43 pm
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Following up to [email protected] (David Horne, _the_ chancellor (*)) :
>Tim C. <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Following up to [email protected] (David Horne, _the_ chancellor (*)) :
>>
>> >> You mean you don't like grey squirrels.
>> >
>> >There all you'll get in urban areas here. Red ones are confined to a few
>> >nature reserves now.
>>
>> One advantage of mainland Europe, I suppose. Hardly any grey squidgels.
>
>At the moment. Unfortunately, they're very aggressive which is one
>reasonwe like to hate them so much! I don't think there were any grey
>squirrels in the UK until they were introduced, from the US I believe.
That's how it was, I believe. We've got a couple of red squirrels in a
woods near us but I see one maybe 4 or 5 times a year.
The US has plenty of things imported from the UK which are causing even
more trouble. There are endless examples of this sort of thing all over the
world, sometimes deliberately, mostly accidentally.
Earthworms, for example, are destroying the soil in large areas of the
north American continent.
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>Tim C. <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Following up to [email protected] (David Horne, _the_ chancellor (*)) :
>>
>> >> You mean you don't like grey squirrels.
>> >
>> >There all you'll get in urban areas here. Red ones are confined to a few
>> >nature reserves now.
>>
>> One advantage of mainland Europe, I suppose. Hardly any grey squidgels.
>
>At the moment. Unfortunately, they're very aggressive which is one
>reasonwe like to hate them so much! I don't think there were any grey
>squirrels in the UK until they were introduced, from the US I believe.
That's how it was, I believe. We've got a couple of red squirrels in a
woods near us but I see one maybe 4 or 5 times a year.
The US has plenty of things imported from the UK which are causing even
more trouble. There are endless examples of this sort of thing all over the
world, sometimes deliberately, mostly accidentally.
Earthworms, for example, are destroying the soil in large areas of the
north American continent.
--
Tim C.
Apr 23rd 2007 | 7:54 pm
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Re: BBC- Why do we hate pigeons so much?
On Mon, 23 Apr 2007 19:11:45 +0200, B Vaughan<[email protected]> wrote:
>I also don't much care for squirrels.
why?
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>I also don't much care for squirrels.
why?
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Apr 23rd 2007 | 7:55 pm
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Re: BBC- Why do we hate pigeons so much?
On Mon, 23 Apr 2007 18:17:39 +0100, [email protected] (David Horne,
_the_ chancellor (*)) wrote:
> not when they're ravaging you're garden or patio
>box.
ravaging? All the do in mine is bury peanuts.
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_the_ chancellor (*)) wrote:
> not when they're ravaging you're garden or patio
>box.
ravaging? All the do in mine is bury peanuts.
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