CaT TV 165 ~ Backyard Wildlife: Squirrel vs Dove for Birdseed ~ South Africa 2025

CaT TV 165 ~ Backyard Wildlife: Squirrel vs Dove for Birdseed ~ South Africa 2025
AFRICAN BUSH SQUIRREL OR SMITH'S BUSH SQUIRREL (Paraxerus cepapi ), also known as the yellow-footed squirrel or tree squirrel, is an African bush squirrel which is native to woodlands of the southern Afrotropics. Smith's bush squirrels are primarily vegetarian, but like most rodents, they take insect prey and use their front feet to manipulate food items when feeding. They scatter-hoard seeds next to tree trunks or grass tufts, thereby facilitating tree regeneration.
The largest and stockiest “ringneck” dove; it has a pale-fronted, pinkish head and a dark red eye surrounded by red skin. In flight, the dirty-brown tail tips distinguish it from other ringneck-doves. It is an abundant resident throughout urban, rural, and wild Africa. The Red-eyed Dove gives an insistent and characteristic six-note song: “I am a Red-eyed Dove”.
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