Squirrels
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Squirrels by Penny Mayes as part of the Geograph project.
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Squirrels
Image: © Penny Mayes Taken: 9 Apr 2007
At first sight it was a squirrel running along the fence carrying a round furry ball. I took lots of blurry photos - this is the best of a bad lot - and upon closer inspection it is obviously a young squirrel she is carrying. It looks much the same size as the adult but the tail has less fur. One assumes it was clinging on, it certainly didn't slow her progress as she carried it for some distance along the fence before disappearing up a tree.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.315685
Longitude
0.878019