Grey Squirrel

Caught this grey Squirrel out between rain showers in the woodland clearing, feeding on the birdseed.

[Henri Russell]

Great capture. It looks like he was running through the branches and then caught sight of you and stopped.

[Peter]

@henrir Well spotted Henri he did exactly that, then ran back out of sight:)

[Lou Ann]

They love birdseed! We use safflower seeds in our feeder, they don’t like those seeds.

[Hazel]

I can't decide if he is puffed up because he has eaten too much birdseed or because it is cold! Engaging capture!

[Denise Wood]

Adorable :)

[Sue]

Lovely clear shot. I know they are pests but they are quite cute

[Peter]

@louannwarren Thank you for your comment Lou Ann, this little fellow seems to eat anything:)

[Peter]

@quietpurplehaze Thank you Hazel, I think hes just well fed looking closely at him:)

[Peter]

@gilbertwood Thank you for your comment Denise:)

[Peter]

@suesouthwood Thanks Sue, your right they are but we all love to see them running around particularly those cute little red ones:)

[Babs]

Fabulous shot Peter. He looks very well fed. Your bird feeder seems to be a great restaurant for him.

[Peter]

@onewing Thank you Babs we are always replenishing the feeders maybe this little fellow need to stay away more often:)

[Sue]

@pcoulson Well the red ones are just lovely and not pests! Unfortunately they are rare now because of the invader grey squirrel!

[Netkonnexion]

Wow. Lovely detail. Nice shot.

[Peter]

@netkonnexion Thank you so much for finding the time to comment Damon its appreciated:

[Ron]

Nicely captured! As I often observe, we don't get enough squirrels on 365. ;)

[Peter]

@stray_shooter Thanks Ron the Grey Squirrels are slowly taking over and our nativel much smaller and prettier Red Squirrels are disappearing,
Bit of history:- they were imported as fashionable additions to estates, but grey squirrels soon became the main threat to the survival of the native red population. Native to the eastern half of North America, grey squirrels were first introduced to Britain in the 1870s and are now widely distributed across the UK

[Dianne]

They sound a bit of a nuisance - like many introduced species they have misplaced other natives. Cute shot just the same.

[Peter]

Yes they are considered a pest Dianne but we still like to see them, the native Red Squirrel is smaller and prettier, we also now have a wild population of American mink originated from mass releases of mink from fur farms by animal rights activists in the 1990s:)