Rare sighting of a white squirrel photographed in Perthshire
dailyrecord.co.ukA rare white squirrel has been photographed near Dunkeld.Local resident Chris Eddington was taken by surprise when he spotted the unfamiliar animal in his garden through the kitchen window.With a camera close at hand, he managed to capture photographs of the visitor while taking a short pause from his breakfast.The sighting was reported to Saving Scotland’s Red Squirrels, a partnership project led by the Scottish Wildlife Trust, which monitors squirrel populations across Scotland.Project staff have confirmed this is a native red squirrel with a condition called leucism.Mr Eddington, who has been staying at home with his family during the lockdown, said: “I’ve never seen so many red squirrels as I have while I’ve been staying home during the
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