Grey Squirrel

Sciurus carolinensis

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The Grey Squirrel (called the Eastern Gray Squirrel in its native America) comes from the east side of the USA but is now widespread in the wild in the UK.
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 Its face, ears, sides, back and/or feet can be can quite rusty brown or greyish brown (unlike the Western Gray); its underside is white (differentiating it from the Fox Squirrel). 
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Male and female have a similar appearance (one of each above)
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They are tree-dwelling rodents and climb well
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Their habit of storing nuts/acorns for winter is well known
and in doing this they perform a service in propagating oak trees away from the parent tree.		 Less well known is their partiality to camellia buds and flowers
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Baby squirrel The iconic bushy tail has a thin, rat-like centre tail densely covered in long fur. It is used for balance and warmth.
 

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