Red Squirrel

Ventured out into the woods today and was well rewarded by seeing three young squirrels, they are such a delight!

comments (9)

Christine Young

Lion

Adorable! Posted 4 years ago

Ferdy Christant

Lion

lol like you caught a lady under the shower. Posted 4 years ago
1. Claire Hamilton
  
  Lion
  
  Ha ha, that's funny! Posted 4 years ago
2. Ruth Spigelman
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks for the laugh Ferdy, what a great interpretation. And gorgeous image Claire, delightful. Posted 4 years ago, modified 4 years ago
3. 1. Claire Hamilton
    
    Lion
    
    Brilliant wasn't it, and thank you! Posted 4 years ago

Christine Young

Lion
Today's Facebook post:

Simply adorable. Fantastically quirky! Definitely curious. Maybe a bit cheeky? How would you caption this red squirrel photo?

{Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) spotted in the UK by JungleDragon moderator, Claire Hamilton} #JungleDragon #RedSquirrel #Sciurusvulgaris

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Posted 4 years ago

NattyOne

Lion

Great capture Claire, we also still have the red squirrel in Cumbria, although the greys have been and continue to be a constant threat north of Shap Fell over the past 20-25 years. Posted 4 years ago
1. Claire Hamilton
  
  Lion
  
  Thank you! Very fortunate on the Isle of Wight that there are no greys. I did see something on Autumn Watch that they were introducing Polecats to areas where there are both greys and reds as the polecats favour the greys. Interesting! Posted 4 years ago
2. 1. NattyOne
    
    Lion
    
    Hi Claire, Yes I saw that too, let's hope. It's only in the coniferous forests that the reds can out-compete the greys but it's the squirrel pox which is the real devastator. 18 months ago our reds, in my village caught it and were shot - but they're back now & touch wood, healthy. Cheers, David Posted 4 years ago

The Red squirrel

The red squirrel or Eurasian red squirrel is a species of tree squirrel in the genus ''Sciurus'' common throughout Eurasia. The red squirrel is an arboreal, omnivorous rodent.

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Similar species: Rodents

Species identified by Claire Hamilton