Red Squirrels, Cumbria 25/10/2009

[Neil UK]

Such an amazing day, even though the weather was awful myself and the wife spent 2 hours trekking in the wind and rain and eventually came across these beauties!!! We had our hopes up so much of seeing some and going to the places that we had heard had Reds and we were not disappointed.

So happy with the shots I got aswell

[Beekeeper]

Lovely shots of a equally lovely animal, well worth braving the weather for, sadly in my area (New Forest), the last one faded away years ago, i do remember them when i was young in the 1950's but the grey tree rats took over in no time and end of story.

Thanks for posting what to me is fond memories of a bygone age.

Appreciated

ian

[Kayleigh]

Lovely shots Neil your lucky to get lovely shots of reds they tend to be more shy than the greys.
I went to the Isle Of white parkhurst forest where red where supposed to be but didn't get lucky they didn't show.

[Hedera]

You were lucky to get those super shots! The last reds I saw were in the woods by Thirlmere about six years ago while on holiday near there. We used to get them in my home village when I was young. Our doctor had a pet one in a large run which had lost part of a foot and it was very tame, would take a nut from you. He had rescued it from a trap. It must have lived quite a long life.

[Neil UK]

Thank you for all your kind comments, was such a wonderful day one that has made me think alot more about my photography and what I really want to do with it. Also noce to see that they brought back some happy memories for people.

Think I may head back in the dead of winter to see if they are still feeding.

[Vincent86]

Great shots mate. They look so cute especially the red squirrel.

[Tracey.A]

Lovely photographs Neil. Red squirrels are stunning animals. I see them at some woods I know well in Fife, although not as many as I use to see.

Tracey