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http://www.tipf.co.uk/forums/topic/46369-important~-the-forum-its-future-and-finances/

Clicker and Ryewolf   ADMIN TEAM 

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https://www.tipf.co.uk/forums/topic/57184-202223-forum-finances-update-important-notice/

 Clicker and Ryewolf  ...  Admin Team 

Hi TIPFers 

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https://www.tipf.co.uk/forums/topic/57184-202223-forum-finances-update-4th-july-2023/

 

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They are so cute  aren't they ? Such a shame we don't see many  due to the pesky grey ones that dominate the habitats .....I wonder what had been  attached to the green wire   on the far right   branch ? 

 How long did you spend on the Scottish trip Fogey ..... did you follow your planned itinerary or did you find you got sidetracked .... or even lost ?....lol:lol:

 

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Yes they are cute, Clicker......... even more so when you see them scampering up and down these tall pines in a spiral.  They are so  fast.
The problem is, where there are squirrels, red or grey, there are Pine Martens.....  The smaller, lighter red squirrel can get out to the very tips of the branches where the grey squirrels can't reach and hence the grey squirrels get caught first by the Pine Martens.

Research has also shown that the scent of a Pine Marten is built into the red squirrel's DNA, and once smelled, the red squirrels beat a hasty retreat.  The grey squirrels don't have this advantage and fall more readily to the Pine Marten - so hopefully the trend will start to reverse.

Regarding the green wire - it was probably attached to a feeder, there were a lot of them about.

I was in Scotland for three weeks, and while I kept roughly to my itinerary, I frequently got lost.  There was an occasion when a closed road caused me to take a 150 mile detour round a couple of large lochs and even longer glens.  I didn't have a clue where I was.  

 

What really tickled me was the road classifications.  This is the A838, a single track road with passing places.

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Oh it looks  so gorgeous ...and though the roads are  not  conducive to  the normal travel  times we are used to ... hopefully it means  not too many people use them ....of course the flip side is that lots of people think it's a much bigger road and the traffic  is MORE  than usual !!  Doh .... I am still hoping to get up there  before next summer ...you'll have to give me the lowdown on places to see/stay / avoid !😉

 

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