The landscape artist.


I have been blaming raccoons for rearranging the rocks and moss around the water feature.
They may be doing some of the work but this eastern grey squirrel was trying his hand earlier today.


Yes I know it is black, they commonly occur in two colour phases, grey and black, which leads people to think—mistakenly—that there are two different species.
Rondeau Provincial Park, Nov 26, 2022.
Sciurus carolinensis
They can reach speeds of up to 25 km per hour on the ground and leave tracks in the snow that often look like two exclamation marks (!!)

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