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Other Local Resorts & Areas => Kayakoy Discussion Forum => Topic started by: Old Daffodil on July 03, 2009, 10:16:30 AM

Title: Squirrel
Post by: Old Daffodil on July 03, 2009, 10:16:30 AM: I saw the sweetest little squirrel in Kaya yesterday. It was quite red coloured with a tinge of grey, are there red squirrels in Kaya? It was smaller than the ones I have seen in Britain.
Title: Squirrel
Post by: ragman on July 04, 2009, 10:43:35 AM: I saw a red squirrel at tlos a couple of years ago
Title: Squirrel
Post by: KKOB on July 04, 2009, 12:08:09 PM: Most of the Kaya squirrels are a mix of grey and red. I haven't seen any completely red ones and have only ever seen a couple of pure greys. They seem to be about half the size of those in the UK though.
Title: Squirrel
Post by: Eric on July 04, 2009, 16:39:01 PM: We spotted one with the same colouring trying to get across the road .After a bit of will I won't I on the road it decided to go back the way it came.
First one I have seen here.
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Title: Squirrel
Post by: mikrik on July 08, 2009, 13:02:59 PM: Two red squirrells have nested in our roof here every winter since 2002.That's just on the outskirts of Ovacik on the valley side. I don't know how long they live for so maybe it was a couple of generations.
Noisy little blighters and they kept throwing walnuts at usfrom the roof top.
Title: Squirrel
Post by: stuart on July 09, 2009, 02:10:33 AM: not squirrells but are there pine martins in this area ? i saw what looked like one with a bushy stripy tail dashing accross my back garden one night and we are close to forrests.
Title: Squirrel
Post by: KKOB on July 09, 2009, 03:20:02 AM: Yes, there are Pine Martens. Also Weasels, Polecats and Wild Cats.
Title: Squirrel
Post by: Old Daffodil on July 09, 2009, 22:11:03 PM: Just come in from a late night walk with the dog and saw a huge hedgehog really motoring along the road! Also there is an owl that barks like a small dog comes along every night at the same time (about eight o'clock).It sits in the same place every night at the same time and then flies off.
Title: Squirrel
Post by: littlereddevil on July 10, 2009, 08:47:00 AM: I remember reading somewhere about a breed of owl that barks like a dog
Title: Squirrel
Post by: wallace on July 10, 2009, 22:28:01 PM: quote:
Originally posted by Daffodil

Just come in from a late night walk with the dog and saw a huge hedgehog really motoring along the road! Also there is an owl that barks like a small dog comes along every night at the same time (about eight o'clock).It sits in the same place every night at the same time and then flies off.

Are you sure it was'nt a porcupine?
Title: Squirrel
Post by: KKOB on July 11, 2009, 04:54:11 AM: I agree with Wallace, it could have been a porcupine. I've never seen one here yet, but have picked up several quills over the years.
Title: Squirrel
Post by: Old Daffodil on July 11, 2009, 07:45:27 AM: I did not know they had porcupine here! It was really big for a hedgehog I must admit. Glad that I kept the dogs away from it!!