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American Red Squirrel

            I know that people in Britain will be thinking I have gone mad as this is clearly not a European Red Squirrel, but there is also a Red Squirrel in America, even smaller than the European species.  The American Red Squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus) survives quite happily alongside the larger Grey Squirrel, which was introduced to Britain in the 19th century.  This is because the squirrel pox virus (SQPV) which often kills British Red Squirrels, is not fatal to the American species as they have evolved immunity from its fatality. The American Red Squirrel has a mainly eastern distribution and is replaced by the similar Douglas Squirrel (T. douglasii) in the west, but an odd switch occurs on Vancouver Island where only the Red Squirrel occurs.  This was photographed near Port Hardy on Vancouver island feeding on Sitka Spruce cones.  It would grab a cone, carry it to a higher branch, then sytematically work through it as if gnawing on a corn cob.  We heard their chattering frequently but did not see many.
   

Taken on: September 13, 2024

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American

Red

Tamiasciurus

hudsonicus

Vancouver

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Canada

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