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Red Squirrel - Tamiasciurus hudsonicus Here&#039;s the offended squirrel checking out the inside of its brush pile and assessing the damage incurred by the sparrow, I imagine.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Meadow/forest edge<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/114606/red_squirrel_-_tamiasciurus_hudsonicus.html" title="Red Squirrel - Tamiasciurus hudsonicus"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/114606_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=VQrgBQKnLSocxVSxi894GQPeUhY%3D" width="200" height="144" alt="Red Squirrel - Tamiasciurus hudsonicus Here&#039;s the offended squirrel checking out the inside of its brush pile and assessing the damage incurred by the sparrow, I imagine.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Meadow/forest edge<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/114605/red_squirrel_-_tamiasciurus_hudsonicus.html American red squirrel,Geotagged,Spring,Tamiasciurus hudsonicus,United States" /></a></figure><br /> <br /> Here&rsquo;s the bird that raided the squirrel&rsquo;s stash:<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/114603/white-throated_sparrow_-_zonotrichia_albicollis.html" title="White-throated Sparrow - Zonotrichia albicollis"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/114603_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=QXkzRQWMJlti%2FKWl6lPnueFTELo%3D" width="200" height="150" alt="White-throated Sparrow - Zonotrichia albicollis This sparrow was perched on a small pile of sticks and brush. Every few minutes, it would hop inside the pile, grab something, and then come back out on top and eat whatever it had found inside. There was a red squirrel in an adjacent tree that was screaming at this bird. Eventually, the bird left and the squirrel came over and went inside the brush pile...I think it lived in there or at least stored food in there and that the sparrow was stealing from the squirrel&#039;s hoard.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Forest/meadow edge<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/114604/white-throated_sparrow_-_zonotrichia_albicollis.html<br /> <br /> Here&#039;s the squirrel in its brush pile:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/114605/red_squirrel_-_tamiasciurus_hudsonicus.html Geotagged,Spring,United States,White-throated sparrow,Zonotrichia,Zonotrichia albicollis,bird,sparrow" /></a></figure> American red squirrel,Geotagged,Spring,Tamiasciurus,Tamiasciurus hudsonicus,United States,red squirrel,squirrel Click/tap to enlarge

Red Squirrel - Tamiasciurus hudsonicus

Here's the offended squirrel checking out the inside of its brush pile and assessing the damage incurred by the sparrow, I imagine.

Habitat: Meadow/forest edge

Red Squirrel - Tamiasciurus hudsonicus Here's the offended squirrel checking out the inside of its brush pile and assessing the damage incurred by the sparrow, I imagine.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Meadow/forest edge<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/114605/red_squirrel_-_tamiasciurus_hudsonicus.html American red squirrel,Geotagged,Spring,Tamiasciurus hudsonicus,United States


Here’s the bird that raided the squirrel’s stash:
White-throated Sparrow - Zonotrichia albicollis This sparrow was perched on a small pile of sticks and brush. Every few minutes, it would hop inside the pile, grab something, and then come back out on top and eat whatever it had found inside. There was a red squirrel in an adjacent tree that was screaming at this bird. Eventually, the bird left and the squirrel came over and went inside the brush pile...I think it lived in there or at least stored food in there and that the sparrow was stealing from the squirrel's hoard.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Forest/meadow edge<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/114604/white-throated_sparrow_-_zonotrichia_albicollis.html<br /> <br /> Here's the squirrel in its brush pile:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/114605/red_squirrel_-_tamiasciurus_hudsonicus.html Geotagged,Spring,United States,White-throated sparrow,Zonotrichia,Zonotrichia albicollis,bird,sparrow

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The American red squirrel

The American red squirrel is one of three species of tree squirrel currently classified in the genus ''Tamiasciurus'' and known as pine squirrels. American red squirrels are also referred to as pine squirrels, North American red squirrels, and chickarees.

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Uploaded May 10, 2021. Captured May 10, 2021 11:42 in 76 East St, Litchfield, CT 06759, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 90D
  • f/5.6
  • 1/512s
  • ISO1600
  • 300mm

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