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15-11-2007, 10:51 PM
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| |  Is this a red squirrel?
I saw this locally and wondered if its a red squirrel - the white balance was on Shade, so I took it again with Sunny, and it seemed greyer. It was in woodland, with a shutter speed of just 1/60, so I feel justified in having used Shade. The sky was blue.
What do you think - Grey or Red? 
Red? 
Grey? |
15-11-2007, 10:53 PM
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| | | Re: Is this a red squirrel?
where was it taken? looks like a grey to me |
15-11-2007, 10:55 PM
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| | | Re: Is this a red squirrel?
Grey 100%
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15-11-2007, 10:57 PM
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| | | Re: Is this a red squirrel?
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.. |
15-11-2007, 11:00 PM
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| | | Re: Is this a red squirrel?
Thanks for the IDs. Greenwich. Just wishful thinking! |
15-11-2007, 11:04 PM
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| | | Re: Is this a red squirrel?
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Originally Posted by Jason Green  Thanks for the IDs. Greenwich. Just wishful thinking! | indeed. I wish there were reds in London, instead of these annoying greys lol  |
16-11-2007, 05:59 AM
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| | | Re: Is this a red squirrel?
Definatlely a grey - they're chunkier! |
16-11-2007, 06:55 AM
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| | | Re: Is this a red squirrel?
Yes indisputably a grey squirrel.
Nuttymeg some of our regular grey garden visitors develop small gingery tufts during the winter. 
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16-11-2007, 08:12 AM
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| | | Re: Is this a red squirrel?
Yep, we got a few here who look browny colour, maybe had too much sun lol 
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16-11-2007, 08:20 AM
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| | | Re: Is this a red squirrel?
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. | | | |
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