Eurasian red squirrel in Northumberland, England 17 Dec 2025

Eurasian red squirrel in Northumberland, England

Who could resist that squishy face? A Eurasian red squirrel perches on a snowy pine branch, paws clutching a pine cone like it"s the last snack on Earth. These little acrobats stay busy collecting nuts, seeds and fungi—feasting on fresh finds in summer and on stored cones through winter.

© Michael_Conrad/Getty Images

palette

Today in History

Sociable climbers
17 Dec 2023Bohemian waxwings
17 Dec 2024Traditional red fishermens cabins, Reine, Norway

More Desktop Wallpapers:

18 Mar 2026Pacific Rim Whale Festival
29 Dec 2023Happy Hogmanay!
16 May 2024International Day of Light
Where the humpback whale sings
Art beyond beauty
5 Jun 2025World Environment Day
3 Jan 2025Happy Birthday, JRR Tolkien!
9 Dec 2023Vermilion Cliffs National Monument, Arizona, USA
7 Aug 2024Vineyards above the Moselle River, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
An island park
16 Jan 2024Lake Louise, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada
10 Nov 2025Black-tailed prairie dogs, Badlands National Park, South Dakota, USA
5 Mar 2026Evening over Göreme, Cappadocia, Türkiye
7 Mar 2025Plum blossoms, China
Serene waters on a trembling earth
King of the jungle? Nope
Ludlow aglow
22 Jul 2025Badlands National Park, South Dakota, United States
Sep 2, 2023National Hummingbird Day
See-through cephalopod
29 Nov 2023Rockefeller Centre Christmas Tree lighting
Lighting up the Badlands
7 Feb 2026Salar de Uyuni salt flats in Bolivia
How sweet to be a star, floating in the blue.
25 Mar 2025Tolkien Reading Day
4 Sep 2024Dusky eagle-owls, Pakistan
A different kind of toucan
A deadly coast
8 Sep 2024Great North Run
12 Jul 2024Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA