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You can also try trimming back any easy access routes, like overhanging branches. “This minimizes potential bridges that squirrels can use to jump onto your fruit trees,” says Canney.

Two white baby squirrels were recently spotted playing alongside a (presumed) sibling in a tree in Elora, Ontario. The footage was shot on June 1 by a Weather Network viewer named Karry.

There are now an estimated 2.7m grey squirrels in the UK, compared to 287,000 red squirrels, with the reds only occupying fragmented pockets such as the Isle of Wight, Formby, and Scotland.

Squirrels also gain weight to help insulate them from the cold, and burn off the excess fat when they don’t have enough to eat. In fact, it’s not just squirrels that are gaining weight.

Trees produce seed on cycles of up to five years; the brothers succeed because they know where and when to look. Like the squirrels, they are ruthless about keeping secrets.

Back in 2016, Belvedere says his tree went dark too. “ I had 115 strings of lights put in the tree and the same day the squirrels started eating them,” said the mayor.