Well, you might think that it’s nothing special. But this is only the second time I have seen a grey squirrel visiting us in the 4¾ years we have lived here – and yes, he did scamper up the garden and make a beeline for the bird feeder!
Squirrels prefer open woodland with over 25% of mature trees – oak and hazel. Our land doesn’t meet those criteria, being too low in trees – and no oaks or hazels – which is why he isn’t a regular visitor.
Squirrels have a vast menu. As well as nuts, they eat buds, flowers, fruits, fungi, birds’ eggs and fledglings, scraps from the bird table, and insects. They are well-known for caching food in small holes to retrieve in times of scarcity.
