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Squirrel Middens
American Red Squirrel setting on a log munching on a spruce cone and starting a pile of middens in the dark forest of the Sandia Mountain Wilderness. He must of been trying to catch a ray of sunshine too. Locals also call him "Chickaree" or "Ardilla" (Spanish). We are told that Pueblo Indians called him Tsu-wa-la-ah-na.
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.
Similar species: Rodents
By Jay Chapman
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Uploaded Apr 16, 2015. Captured Nov 26, 2014 04:53 in Cibola National Forest, Sandia Crest Scenic Highway, Cedar Crest, NM 87008, USA.
