Who stole winter? (6th December 2015, Munich, Germany)

Although the first snow appeared in Munich ~2 weeks ago; today there was a beautiful and sunny day (temperature 3/13 °C), with no signs of winter. Both the squirrels and the birds were very active today, and they were enjoying the sun ;)

Some interesting facts about squirrels:

• The most common squirrel in central Europe is the red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris).
• The red squirrel changes its fur twice a year (with the exception of ear tufts and the tail where the hair is changed only once a year). 
• The red squirrels can swim.
• In Ireland, Scotland, England and Italy the eastern grey squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis), that is naturally occurring in North America, was introduced.
• The grey squirrel is larger than the red squirrel.
• The grey squirrel competes with the red squirrel and as a consequence the native squirrels are endangered.
• Have you ever seen white squirrels? White squirrels are a result of genetic aberrations and we can distinguish an albino squirrel (with red eyes) and a white morph.
• There is an UT´s (University of Texas) legend saying that seeing a white squirrel on the day of exam will bring you luck ;)

The Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris)