red squirrel - tamiasciurus hudsonicus
March 3rd, 2007Tamiasciurus hudsonicus - Red Squirrel
LOCATION: Canada: Ontario: City of Ottawa (formerly Osgoode Twsp): Wigney farm (front woodland path).
DATE: 28 February 2007 TIME: 0930 hrs.
WEATHER: approx. -6C, sunny.
HABITAT: Rural home and surrounding garden.
CREATURE: Tamiasciurus hudsonicus (Red Squirrel).
COUNT: One
LIFE_STAGE: Adult.
HOW_CAUGHT: Seen, heard.
REMARKS: Seen and heard in basement. While doing laundry, a squirrel — no doubt taken by surprise by the banging of the washing machine lid — shrieked as it leaped from an opening in the insulation batts between the floor joists on the basement ceiling.
PHOTO FILE: none
WRITTEN ACCOUNT: here.
