Agile Climber

Introduction

The photograph on this page of Agile Climber by Peter Trimming as part of the Geograph project.

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Agile Climber

Image: © Peter Trimming Taken: 25 Sep 2010

The red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) is an agile climber, much more so than the grey. Swift and sure movement, climbing on slender tree branches that would surely not support the full weight of the squirrel; however, he has been, and gone, before this theory is put to the test. A joy to watch, and explains why the squirrel seems to vanish without trace. http://www.britishwildlifecentre.co.uk/animals/redsquirrel.htm

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Image Location

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Latitude
51.171782
Longitude
-0.050282