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Grey Squirrel eating acorns in an oak tree in the new forest

Red squirrel posing with a hazelnut on a dull day

Red squirrel on branch sitting up with one claw touching tummy

$The Caucasian squirrel or Persian squirrel, is a tree squirrel in the genus Sciurus found in temperate broadleaf and mixed forests in south-western Asia.\nLocation : Istanbul - Turkey$

A magnificent American red squirrel, a little surprised, in autumn in the Laurentian forest.

Portrait of American red squirrel, Tamiasciurus hudsonicus on the tree branch

Eastern chipmunk (Tamias striatus) ultra close on a stone wall in Connecticut, spring. Only chipmunk in eastern North America, and in its genus, Tamias. Of the 24 other chipmunk species, 23 occur in western or central North America and one occurs in Siberia. Outside its two breeding seasons, the eastern chipmunk is solitary. Yet it is extremely curious and can seem to enjoy human company, becoming quite tame around houses. It hibernates underground in winter and, in this case, did not emerge until May. The eastern is the largest of the world's chipmunks. It thrives in rocky, brushy woods.

Squirrel sitting on a branch looking down towards the viewer.

Charles d'Orbigny's 'Dictionanaire Universal d'Histoire Naturelle' 1839-1849. Steel engraving. Original hand coloring.

Squirrel and a bucket of nuts. Sciurus. Rodent. Beautiful red squirrel in the park

Cute Eurasian red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) eating a walnut.

Red and Grey squirrel eating on a tree while looking at camera

Eastern gray squirrel in autumn on log in Connecticut forest, ultra close and bathed in afternoon sunlight

A red squirrel sits on a branch eating a seed

$The red squirrel or Eurasian red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) is a species of tree squirrel in the genus Sciurus common throughout Eurasia. The red squirrel is an arboreal, primarily herbivorous rodent. \nIn Great Britain, Ireland, and in Italy numbers have decreased drastically in recent years. This decline is associated with the introduction by humans of the eastern grey squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) from North America. However, the population in Scotland is stabilising due to conservation efforts, awareness and the increasing population of the pine marten, a European predator that selectively controls grey squirrels.\nDistribution:\nRed squirrels occupy boreal, coniferous woods in northern Europe and Siberia, preferring Scots pine, Norway spruce and Siberian pine. In western and southern Europe they are found in broad-leaved woods where the mixture of tree and shrub species provides a better year round source of food. In most of the British Isles and in Italy, broad-leaved woodlands are now less suitable due to the better competitive feeding strategy of introduced grey squirrels (source Wikipedia). \n\nIn the Netherlands this Species is quite common in Forests and Parks.$

A squirrel with Halloween cauldron looking at the camera

Red squirrel sitting on stump of dead silver birch tree eating a peanut

Brown north american squirrel close up portrait on the tree

Dark brown eurasian red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) sitting on the branch of a coniferous tree.

Red squirrel, Sciurus vulgaris, isolated on a natural background

Eastern chipmunk (Tamias striatus) on rock, whipping tail

The grey squirrel is the main reason for the decline of the red squirrel. Squirrelpox virus is fatal to red squirrels but is carried by grey squirrels without causing them any harm.

An adult grey squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) with a muddy nose from digging or burying their food hoard momentarily rests on a tree bough. In the UK they have increased their population to such an extent that they are now considered vermin and you are permitted by law to catch and humanely kill them.

Red squirrel sitting on the ground eating a nut in woodland on an Autumn day in Scotland

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