Red Squirrel @ Whinfell Forest

TheTamshee: spent some quality time strolling the tracks through Whinfell Forest in search of the ever exploring Red Squirrel or Eurasian red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) they are a species of tree squirrel which are thriving among the pine trees in this region of the lake district. The red squirrel is an arboreal, omnivorous rodent whose numbers have decreased drastically in recent years, in part because of the introduction of the eastern grey squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) Check out Tamshee's Photography / Flickr photostream for more sets. Enjoy!!http://www.flickr.com/photos/63793845@N06/sets/

Red Squirrel

TheTamshee: captures the twinkle in this squirrels eye as it prepares for a nutty feast.

Red Squirrel & Nuts

TheTamshee: gets eye to eye with this well feed Red Squirrel. DMC-TZ6 F4.9 1/100 with focal length 49.2mm

Red Squirrel @ Center Parcs

TheTamshee: has been on the trail of the Red Squirrel and the Great Spotted Woodpecker @ Center Parcs in the Lake District

Mither Tap @ Bennachie

TheTamshee clan: set out today to get to the top of Mither Tap. This circular walk climbs through mostly pine woodland, and then onto the open hill top. The path circles the Mither Tap summit around one of the two pictish walls and then gradually descends to Heather Brig before returning to The Bennachie Centre. This was a good challenge for the kids, en-route we observed common buzzards flying overhead, lots of not so yummy mushrooms. Some meat / insect eating plants like the Sundew and Butterwort
and a red squirrel ( Scuirus Vulgaris ) with the longest white tail i have ever seen. The fur colour can range from bright ginger through to red and dark brown or tinged with grey in winter. There larger ear tufts in mid winter disappear by summer. The bleached white tail by late summer is only evident in some individuals. Adults can weigh up to 350g

Whinfell Forest "Red Squirrel"

TheTamshee says: the Indy kids set the bait and lay in wait for photo friendly red squirrel to appear and get his or her fill, they like there nuts down in the woodland at Whinfell Forest, CentreParcs in the Lake District. Click here for site map and further information