Red Squirrel

TheTamshee: spent some quality family time in Whinfell forest. This gave great opportunities to photograph the Red Squirrels that inhabit this extensive pine woodland.

Red Squirrels

TheTamshee: spent a few hours observing a couple of Red Squirrels foraging for food in the open woodland at Whinfell Forest. They eat the seeds of trees, neatly stripping conifer cones to get at the seeds within.  Nuts (especially hazelnuts but also beech and chestnuts), berries and young shoots are also favoured. Between 60% to 80% of its active period may be spent foraging and feeding. Excess food is put into caches, either buried; or cached in nooks or holes in trees, and eaten when food is scarce.

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/

Village Center @ Whinfell

TheTamshee: waited patiently to capture the deserted scene of my favourite glass house

Harris Hawk

TheTamshee says: you don't often get the chance to photograph the majestic Harris Hawk while wandering the pine forest @ Whinfell, Cumbria but this innocent looking hawk took no prisoners while attacking the wandering duck meandering between the cyclists.

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