The reds are so much more graceful than the greys and this one seemed quite capable of eating the odd peanut without having to destroy the bird feeder in the process like his grey cousins do.
We reported the sighting to Save Our Squirrels as the reds are really fighting for survival now.
In the hope that he (or she - how do you sex a squirrel?) comes back we decided to give him a name.
I tried to suggest Rufus (red and he comes over the roof to us) or Eric (the Red ) but Thomas was not interested in history or bad puns and insists that our new friend is called Bob.
As we don't know whether he's a boy or she's a girl then those of you who may remember the Elizabethan episodes of Blackadder will remember why it's not such a bad choice.
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