Today for some unknown reason I felt like writing a post featuring our most charismatic tree dwelling rodent, the red squirrel.
Precariously balanced and clinging onto the edge, this picture seemed like a metaphor for the whole species (and lots of other wildlife for that matter).
But obviously it's also a very nice picture. Another cracking job for rspb-images.com by Steve Knell.
It's a beautiful photo - glowing with colour and really highlighting its subject.
Our herring gulls are red listed birds. Think about that the next time you hear some flaming idiot calling for a cull of them.