Is this a red squirrel?

[Hobjob]

Originally Posted by tufftie

Definatlely a grey - they're chunkier!

But as Jason's pohoto shows well, they can be a very red shade of grey

[honeybee]

Originally Posted by NuttyMeg

i'd say a grey as the reds tend to have distinctive ear tufts. i saw a grey the other day scampering about and i swear they're getting redder!! very odd..

To blend in with the autumn leaves?

[paulthomas]

Originally Posted by Hobjob

But as Jason's pohoto shows well, they can be a very red shade of grey

Young ones tend to have more red on them than adults do IME.

[forevergreen]

pretty sure its grey but i often see greys with red on thier backs around my neiborhood

[davetee]

It's a grey you can tell by the ears and the reds are very red. This is a pic of a red

[NuttyMeg]

Originally Posted by Dogghound

The photo's show a grey in the process of changing into its winter coat.

Summer coat- short brown/rusty grey.

Winter- Clear white chest, light grey, with thick white undercoat.

They are bigger than reds which are rarely confused due to the orangey/red coat unlike the one in the photo.

cool i didn't know about the coat changes in summer

[Dogghound]

Originally Posted by NuttyMeg

cool i didn't know about the coat changes in summer

It happen's with all our mammal's even domestic mammal's, however it is more obvious in some species, some just get a thicker coat which can change their colour slightly, others change colour due to the winter condition's.

[Lance Morgan]

It is a Grey

[kiwi]

Originally Posted by NuttyMeg

i'd say a grey as the reds tend to have distinctive ear tufts. i saw a grey the other day scampering about and i swear they're getting redder!! very odd..

theyre mutating into reds, so there wont be a cull