A smile for Christmas

We came across this little Red Squirrel when we were on a walk from Bebo Grove to Shannon Terrace and back, in Fish Creek Park on December 24th. Not much in the way of birds to be seen, and the light was really bad for photos so I was surprised that this photo came out well enough.

"The diet of these tree squirrels is specialized on the seeds of conifer cones. As such, they are widely distributed across North America wherever conifers are common, except on the Pacific coasts where they are replaced by Douglas Squirrels. Recently, American Red Squirrels (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus) have been expanding their range to include primarily hardwood areas." From Wikipedia.