RAMMER BURT Posted January 26, 2011 Report Share Posted January 26, 2011 i was on the way home from work yesterday 11.00 am and saw a black tree rat so i pulled over just in case i was dreaming and it was as black as your hat,anybody else seen a black tree rat? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J@mes Posted January 26, 2011 Report Share Posted January 26, 2011 yes loads in the hitchin, letchworth and royston area! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GRamsay Posted January 26, 2011 Report Share Posted January 26, 2011 No,never saw a black one before,but i have saw a few albino ones though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted January 26, 2011 Report Share Posted January 26, 2011 yep shot a fair few, just a genetic variance on grey tree rats just worth more to taxidermists Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAMMER BURT Posted January 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2011 ok so my find is not that rare by the sounds of it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casts_by_fly Posted January 26, 2011 Report Share Posted January 26, 2011 nope, not too rare in places where there are large numbers of greys. Back in the US it is tougher to see them in the wild. There are fox and grey squirrels in the same areas (slightly different niches sometimes) and they tend to compete enough and keep the populations low enough that the genetic variance excludes the black color phase. In the big woods areas where there are lot of squirrels that aren't hunted and minimal numbers of fox squirrels, then you have a better chance of seeing black squirrels. Also, large parks and city areas with no predators and high populations of squirrels will produce more black squirrels. Thanks Rick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAMMER BURT Posted January 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2011 nope, not too rare in places where there are large numbers of greys. Back in the US it is tougher to see them in the wild. There are fox and grey squirrels in the same areas (slightly different niches sometimes) and they tend to compete enough and keep the populations low enough that the genetic variance excludes the black color phase. In the big woods areas where there are lot of squirrels that aren't hunted and minimal numbers of fox squirrels, then you have a better chance of seeing black squirrels. Also, large parks and city areas with no predators and high populations of squirrels will produce more black squirrels. Thanks Rick cheers for the info guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imperfection Posted January 26, 2011 Report Share Posted January 26, 2011 Yes,saw one couple years back while walking my dog. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bakerboy Posted January 26, 2011 Report Share Posted January 26, 2011 Have a look at this Cheers Terry http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/wildlife/4298608/Origins-of-British-Black-squirrel-discovered.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nathanhutchison Posted January 26, 2011 Report Share Posted January 26, 2011 ive not seena black grey squirrel but i have seen a red squirrel that was almost totally black. mind and watch for the other difference between the two before you shoot a black one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zapp Posted January 26, 2011 Report Share Posted January 26, 2011 There are dozens and dozens of them where I work. Ninja squirrels :yp: :yp: :yp: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomV Posted January 26, 2011 Report Share Posted January 26, 2011 anyone got a pic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J@mes Posted January 26, 2011 Report Share Posted January 26, 2011 Artists impression: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomV Posted January 26, 2011 Report Share Posted January 26, 2011 Artists impression: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJ91 Posted January 26, 2011 Report Share Posted January 26, 2011 Artists impression: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dekers Posted January 26, 2011 Report Share Posted January 26, 2011 There are none round my way yet, or at least I haven't seen any. I get the odd Black Rabbit most years, no squirrel yet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dekers Posted January 26, 2011 Report Share Posted January 26, 2011 Artists impression: Love it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcooke25552 Posted January 26, 2011 Report Share Posted January 26, 2011 Hahaha artists impression. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunners Posted January 26, 2011 Report Share Posted January 26, 2011 There are quite a few between Girton and Waterbeach and they are heading east it seems. I see you are from Ely, where abouts did you see it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bakerboy Posted January 26, 2011 Report Share Posted January 26, 2011 anyone got a pic Picture as requested http://www.telegraph...discovered.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mossy835 Posted January 27, 2011 Report Share Posted January 27, 2011 iv only seen them in canada, and the usa. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Green Posted January 27, 2011 Report Share Posted January 27, 2011 The woods around our local golf course are full of them. Not actually black but more like dark brown. There is a squirrel that comes in our garden and sits up by my window is like a patchwork. Bits of him are grey, bits of him are brown. But the bits that are brown are perfectly brown and the bits that are grey are perfectly grey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAMMER BURT Posted January 27, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2011 There are quite a few between Girton and Waterbeach and they are heading east it seems. I see you are from Ely, where abouts did you see it? hi fella the black tree rat i saw was in elsworth just up the road from the cambridge services on the a14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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