The squirrel (also called common or red squirrel), like beavers, hamsters and mice, is a rodent. The squirrel's Latin name means "common shadow tail. This is because of its characteristic sitting position, with its tail over its back.
 
                                 
                         
                         Jay (Garrulus glandarius)Gerben De Schuiteneer
Jay (Garrulus glandarius)Gerben De Schuiteneer Great Spotted Woodpecker on tree (Dendrocopos major)Gerben De Schuiteneer
Great Spotted Woodpecker on tree (Dendrocopos major)Gerben De Schuiteneer red squirrel, drinking on a bed of moss.Gerben De Schuiteneer
red squirrel, drinking on a bed of moss.Gerben De Schuiteneer Minimalist image of a blackbirdGerben De Schuiteneer
Minimalist image of a blackbirdGerben De Schuiteneer Red squirrel smells if there is foodGerben De Schuiteneer
Red squirrel smells if there is foodGerben De Schuiteneer Switzerland - a road connecting flowers to mountainsGerben De Schuiteneer
Switzerland - a road connecting flowers to mountainsGerben De Schuiteneer A property in the Swiss AlpsGerben De Schuiteneer
A property in the Swiss AlpsGerben De Schuiteneer Fog through the trees of the French alpsGerben De Schuiteneer
Fog through the trees of the French alpsGerben De Schuiteneer The pink church of Trient, Switzerland - swiss alpsGerben De Schuiteneer
The pink church of Trient, Switzerland - swiss alpsGerben De Schuiteneer