Was out in the wilds of Northumberland on my bike on Sunday, and trotting towards me down a hill came a small creature the same colour as a red squirrel, with what looked like a bushy tail but was too small to be a squirrel (about half the size).
The other thing that led me to rule out 'red squirrel' was that when it saw me it didn't stand on its hind legs, or scale the hedgerow but darted into the grass verge.
Some sort of weasel/stoat/marten? Are they that small?
(Edit: I should perhaps point out that red squirrels are still present in Northumberland, unlike other bits of England)
The other thing that led me to rule out 'red squirrel' was that when it saw me it didn't stand on its hind legs, or scale the hedgerow but darted into the grass verge.
Some sort of weasel/stoat/marten? Are they that small?
(Edit: I should perhaps point out that red squirrels are still present in Northumberland, unlike other bits of England)
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