Nuts and Seeds

PINECONES

A pine cone eaten by a squirrel becomes frayed. They are nearly always found out in the open.

 
    








A cone eaten by a mouse has more tidily gnawed scales and the cones are found in sheltered places.

 
    







A cone attacked by a woodpecker. The scales are split longways.

 
    







HAZELNUTS

An adult squirrel gnaws a small hole in the top and levers the nut open with its teeth.

 
    





A young squirrel gnaws all over the nut until a hole appears.

 
    





A mouse usually attacks the side of the nut.

 
    





Mostly nuts eaten by birds like the great tit show beak marks on the smooth brown surface.

 
    







An acorn and a horse chestnut (conker) eaten by a field mouse.

 
    







An almond eaten by a house mouse.