Bing had this wonderful photo on it's website today. I have been in the Cairngorms of Scotland as recent as 2011 and seen these squirrels that remind me a lot of American Fairydiddles.
Red squirrel in Cairngorms National Park, Scotland
This wee red squirrel looks warm and cozy in its winter coat here in the Scottish Highlands. The red squirrel is the only squirrel species native to the United Kingdom, but its numbers are in decline. It’s estimated there are only 160,000 left in the UK, and 75 percent of the population makes its home here in Scotland, where conservation groups are coming to its aid. The main threat to this group comes from nonnative gray squirrels, which were introduced here in the 19th century and outcompete the reds for food and living space. Perhaps the two species will make amends for Squirrel Appreciation Day, celebrated on January 21.Red squirrel - Wikipedia
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Red squirrel
Species
The
red squirrel or Eurasian red squirrel is a species of tree squirrel in
the genus Sciurus common throughout Eurasia. The red squirrel is an
arboreal, omnivorous rodent. In Great Britain, Italy and Ireland,
numbers have decreased drastically in recent years. This decline is
associated with the introduction by humans of the eastern grey squirrel
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