The Squirrel

The red squirrel has a bushy tail. Every one loves the red squirrel because of its coat.

The last recorded sighting of the red squirrell was on St. Patrick’s day 1987. The squirrel’s home is called a drey. It is made from twigs, moss , leaves, bark and sometimes mud.

The squirrel’s favourite foods are walnuts, hazlenuts and acorns. The grey squirrel was brought in from the USA. When red squirrels started to disappear, many people believed that red squirrels were killing the grey squirrels.