17 Jul 2024

17 Jul 24 - Red Squirrel Behaving Badly

There appears to be a breakdown in etiquette training at meal times with the Red Squirrels on the DWT Brownsea reserve at the moment. I doing my normal volunteering on Weds and helping one of the wardens Nicki as she went through the Moth trap. Nicki pointed out that there was a Red Squirrel on the peanut feeder & I walked over to take some photos. While the Red Squirrel was very obliging, it was also showing poor manners of sitting on top of its food. Some Red Squirrel etiquette training classes are clearly needed.
Red Squirrel: Enjoying a mid-morning peanut
Red Squirrel: There is no excuse for straddling your food whilst eating
Red Squirrel: It's time the DWT wardens Nicki & Jonny ran an meal time training course for the Red Squirrels