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delia todd

It's all to do with the tail (Sciurus vulgaris)

During a recent visit to Loch of the Lowes I learned that the way to tell Red Squirrels apart was to check their tails.

So now I'm trying to make sure I get a picture showing the tail. Not got very far with that yet I'm afraid
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Habitat
Narrow strip of trees between road and grazing land
Location
Mause, Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland
Date taken
20 August, 2024
Scientific name
Sciurus vulgaris
Equipment used
Nikon Coolpix P900
Shutter speed, aperture & ISO
Birdwatching mode
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Stanley Jones
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Lol, you learn something new everyday D. Lovely picture of this lovely Red Squirrel showing its tail. Top-notch my friend! TFS!
 
jbpixels
Lovely behavioural capture. In the 1980s did some people fix squirrel tails on their car antenna.

One question please. Is it ok to show a tarsier living in a sanctuary in Bohol (PH) or is this "kept" by forum guidelines? Thanks for an answer.
 
Macswede
When we lived in Stockholm and the Red Squirrels visited the balcony, we were able to keep track of all which was which though my wife was far better than me.
We still have lots of squirrels but they're all a bit anonymous - except when babies show up.
This is a lovely capture of a Red Squirrel.
 

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Category
Wild Mammals
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delia todd
Date added
View count
262
Comment count
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Image metadata

Device
NIKON COOLPIX P900
Aperture
ƒ/5
Focal length
107.0 mm
Exposure time
1/80 second(s)
ISO
400
Flash
Off, did not fire
Filename
BF Red Squirrel 20 August 2024.jpg
File size
830 KB
Date taken
Tue, 20 August 2024 2:34 PM
Dimensions
1500px x 1822px

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