40 thoughts on “Monday Portraits: Grey Squirrel – Red Squirrel”

  1. My first sighting of a red squirrel was one boldly walking across my path in Helsinki botanical gardens which are slap bang in the middle of the city! I’ve seen them since several times when travelling in Central Europe and it’s always a thrill.

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  6. Aw, little red is lovely. Only spotted greys here in Wiltshire, but in Germany we saw a lot of red and almost blacks. Always a pleasure to spot!

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  7. I haven’t seen a red squirrel in the UK for years. I spotted one decades ago in the Lake District, but none since. There are some around Kielder but we’ve had no luck so far.

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  10. I just love the tufty ears of the red squirrels. I’m sure there are some in a garden here in Cornwall – in a very large aviary type of cage, and I have seen them in Scotland. A shame the greys pass on that virus, not their fault, and they are handsome creatures.

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  12. Go to a German cemetery and you will see lots and lots of red squirrels (except in Munich, they have the black variety there). They love the big trees, and the quiet. And no dogs.

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      1. Oh, the old ones are really interesting places. In Munich, I was waiting for my husband and spent some time in the Alte Südfriedhof. The newest graves were at least 50 years, more like 100 years old. It was a quiet atmosphere but there were people strolling, with or without prams, joggers, people eating their lunch … and lots of squirrels!

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      2. I stand corrected. And in fact last year had a lovely time strolling round one in North Germany last year. I was so impressed by what a flower-filled and cared for delight it was.

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  14. Aww, they are sweet. I like how the last one has crossed ears! We have lots of squirrels in the London parks, but I’ve actually stopped paying much attention to them, which is a shame.

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    1. It’s true – squirrels are not in short supply. Even though I’m sorry the grey have obliterated the red here, I’m still charmed by them, and often stop to look at what they’re up to.

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  15. The third photo is really lovely. You can certainly see where Beatrix Potter’s inspiration for Squirrel Nutkin came from. Somehow not so much the average grey, city park dwellers.

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