As you can see, this squirrel has quite a lot of reddish colouration. When he stood up to reach for a seed, his entire belly was a rich rufous colour. This may be the same one I photographed a few days ago, also showing this colouration. It is not uncommon for the melanistic phase of the grey squirrel to show this reddish colour, and sometimes you may see entirely black animals but with a lovely red tail! The greys sometimes show a rufous or rusty tinge to their pelage as well, and when such an animal is quite small, it is easy to mistake it from a distance, for a red squirrel. You might think that is impossible given how different they really are, but when you see one of these reddish greys, you'll understand what I mean!