Indian Palm Squirrel

[Pete Sara]

mate all hell broke loose when they found one 20km away from the zoo, they figured it hitch a ride on a truck, back in the 60's and 70's they had a dollar bounty on thier heads if you caught one at the zoo.....pete

[Ripley]

Hello All,

I was just interested, I remembered seeing them at Berkshire Park Bird Farm many many years ago...No, I don't want them, they may get out & attack my bonsai's.

Cheers,
Ripley

[Tintola]

So you want to be the only one who is allowed to attack your Bonsai?

[Ripley]

Absolutely,

I was at class on Monday night & I thought I was doing thing when I was working on a conifer.....I took all the growth from where the trunk & branches meet...I was told you may be lucky, but it will take approx five years before the tree will recover...I thought I was laying the foundation to make clouds..D'oh!

Fortunately, I have the time..

Tintola, I would mind catching up one day, to talk about, obviously not only birds, but pick your brain about bonsai.

Cheers
Ripley

[Ripley]

Tintola,

I mean't I would like to to, not would.

Cheers
Ripley

[Tintola]

Absolutely,



Tintola, I would mind catching up one day, to talk about, obviously not only birds, but pick your brain about bonsai.

Cheers
Ripley

Pick all you like! Pm or phone whenever you want.

[E Orix]

The Hotel I use when I am in Bali has a colony of Palm Squirrels on their grounds and I find them most amusing to watch.
They are very clever and adaptable. Actually they are quite common over there.
I generally have the same Bungalo Room which is well away from the front and quiet and the Squirrels will come right down
if food is placed on a low tree branch.
As for them here,I haven't seen them for awhile but there were a few keeping them and they seemed to be free breeders.

[Diane]

I remember seeing them when we were in Bali too, didnt know exactly what they were at the time other than a squirrel.

[Nrg800]

I think that the squirrels there are Three-striped Ground-Squirrels, as Palm squirrels are endemic to the Indian Subcontinent.

But yeah, I've seen them (similar) in Thailand, and they are fantastic to watch!