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Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
The American red squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus) is one of three species of tree squirrel currently classified in the genus Tamiasciurus, known as the pine squirrels (the others are the Douglas squirrel, T. douglasii and Mearns's squirrel, T. mearnsi). American red squirrels are also referred to as pine squirrels, North American red squirrels, chickarees, and fairydiddles. - from wikipedia
It has been snowing here for last few days and this little red squirrel is looking for food.
Spotted on Dec 11, 2014
Submitted on Dec 11, 2014
2 Comments
Thank you very much Ava T-B.
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