Today"s image shows a Eurasian red squirrel perched in the snow, highlighting the thick winter coat and distinctive ear tufts that set this species apart. Native to forests across Europe and parts of Asia, red squirrels depend on a varied diet of seeds, nuts, buds and fungi. To prepare for colder months, they scatter food stores across their territory and construct well-insulated nests—called dreys—inside tree hollows or high among branches.
Eurasian red squirrel
Today in History
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Irohazaka Road in autumn, Nikko, Tochigi, Japan
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Point Reyes National Seashore, California, USA
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World Octopus Day
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Spire Cove in Kenai Fjords National Park, Seward, Alaska, United States
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Trails leading to the gateway of nature.
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Burns Night in Scotland
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World Wildlife Day
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The grass looks greener on this side
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Is it green with envy?
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Gdańsk on the banks of the Motława river, Poland
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Porto Flavia, Sulcis-Iglesiente, Sardinia, Italy
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Spring is coming
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Registan Square, Samarkand, Uzbekistan
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Hemakuta Hill, Hampi
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Spotted owlet, Bangkok, Thailand
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Trusty water-shifters
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And so it begins!
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Have a merry little Christmas
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Smith Rock State Park, Oregon, United States
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Protecting the gentle giants
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J.R.R. Tolkien Day
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Nighttime view over the Gulf Coast
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Cave Dale and Peveril Castle, England
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Boxing Day
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Skaftafell, Vatnajökull National Park, Iceland
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