13-06-21, 08:03 AM
(11-06-21, 10:12 PM)mtread link Wrote: Did you read that the reintroduction of pine martens is culling grey squirrels? Red squirrels are genetically aware that pine martens are to be avoided, but the grey has no prior knowledge
No I didn't. But that could the case. I recall on holiday on the Scilly Isles perhaps 10 years ago, sat on a beach eating a picnic, a song thrush suddenly appeared right next to, then jumped onto my hand and started to eat whatever it was I was holding. The wife sprinkled a few crumbs onto my other palm, and the bird swapped hands and tucked in. The same happened with some House Sparrows. Apparently, its common there, because the birds have no natural predator on the islands