Discarded seed coats and half-eaten Douglas fir cones, left by a Red squirrel, lie in a tangled midden on the forest floor.

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Seeds from Douglas fir cones are a favorite food of native North American red squirrels in the Pacific Northwest.

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Size: 5184px × 3456px
Location: Gabriola Island, British Columbia, Canada
Photo credit: © Laurie MacBride / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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