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Elliot87

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They're far from my favourite critter @mikew but I don't dislike them particularly. The decline of the reds is caused by the greys but it's yet another man made problem.
 
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cbay

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My destructive nemesis

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jay_dean

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Elliot87 said:
They're far from my favourite critter @mikew but I don't dislike them particularly. The decline of the reds is caused by the greys but it's yet another man made problem.
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You're right that the main problem for the Reds is human, particularly the destruction of coniferous forests, and their inability to adapt to changing conditions. Its a common misconception that its the Greys that are 'killing them off', but the Reds demise is being placed firmly at their door.
 
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Elliot87

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jay_dean said:
You're right that the main problem for the Reds is human, particularly the destruction of coniferous forests, and their inability to adapt to changing conditions. Its a common misconception that its the Greys that are 'killing them off', but the Reds demise is being placed firmly at their door.
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That's not actually true, there is no shortage of habitat for reds, they are equally happy in broadleaved and conifer woodlands. They tend to get forced into conifer blocks as these are less favoured by greys. Greys will outcompete them for food and will gradually replace them in an area over time through competition alone. The biggest problem is the squirrel pox virus, which greys carry but are not affected by. It gets passed on to reds and kills within two weeks and can wipe out a whole red population. Greys replace reds 25 times faster than competition alone when squirrel pox is a factor.

If habitat alone was the problem there would still be populations in large conifer plantations down South but that isn't the case. Man is responsible because we introduced the greys, if we hadn't done that reds would still exist across mainland Britain.
 
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Wolfeye

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mikew said:
Nice one but 28mm he must be tame :D
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Nope, but it does point out the illusion that can be created when you forget to change the non-CPU lens setting. I was afraid he'd run away b/f I got the shot. This is actually a crop, and shot with a Nikkor 105mm AI lens at f4, IIRC.
 
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wornish

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With his pal .

OK slightly cheated here. The rabbit came and sat in almost the exact same spot about 5 mins after the squirrel left.
My camera was still set up focussed on that area so combined the two in post.


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