THIS red squirrel appears to be enjoying a moment of quiet reflection as it sips from a pool of water.
The image, together with pictures of two more squirrels gathering nuts, were captured by wildlife photographer Simon Woodley in the wilds of Scotland.
Woodley, 59, admitted it took great patience to photograph the squirrels in their natural environment – taking dozens of shots before coming up with these stunning images.
He headed to woods in Kirkcudbright, in Dumfries and Galloway, with his wife Alison, 57, to find the elusive red squirrel as they prepared for the autumn and winter.
The dad-of-three said: “We were about to head away from the woods and get some lunch when suddenly there were three moving by a pool of water. I crouched down and was about 6ft away and as one of them lowered its head to drink I captured it making a perfect reflection.”
Red squirrels were once common across Britain, but their numbers declined rapidly following the introduction of the grey squirrel.
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