Sciurus carolinensis
Date: 2007 December 27
Sciurus carolinensis
Date: 2007 December 27
Known as the grey squirrel in the UK, it was introduced from North America in the late 19th
century. It's seen here taking food which was intended for birds.
Sciurus carolinensis (black)
Date: 2007 December 27
There seem to be increasing reports of this dark-coloured 'black' variant of the same species.
Certainly I've been seeing one regularly in the garden here in Milton, near Cambridge.