I managed to get our wee friend with a different background colour yesterday, by sneaking around to a different position in the garden to take his photo. Our neighbours' Cypress trees made for a change in scene.
I took a closer look at the gray squirrel that's been scampering through the yard a bit this past week. I noticed it did not have the tufts of hair on the ears like your squirrel. Your's is quite cute.
Your squirrels look very different than ours in Canada!