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Sciurus vulgaris
The red squirrel has a typical head-and-body length of 19 to 23 cm (7.5 to 9 in), a tail length of 15 to 20 cm (5.9 to 7.9 in) and a mass of 250 to 340 g (8.8 to 12 oz). It is not sexually dimorphic, as males and females are the same size. The red squirrel is somewhat smaller than the eastern grey squirrel which has a head-and-body length of 25 to 30 cm (9.5 to 12 in) and weighs between 400 and 800 g (14 oz to 1.8 lb). It is thought that the long tail helps the squirrel to balance and steer when jumping from tree to tree and running along branches and may keep the animal warm during sleep.
One of many squirrels in my parents garden.
Spotted on Oct 28, 2012
Submitted on Nov 4, 2012
3 Comments
Thank you both for your comments.. I think we have at least three different squirrels in our area this year, this is the one with the brightest red color. The other two are darker, i try to catch them on photo to, but they are more careful than this one. The red one is very eays to photograph, it can't see very good, i guess, so you can surprise it easily.. ;-)
nicely done!
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