Saving Scotland's Red Squirrels conservation project said it had not seen the behaviour before.
The squirrel with its unusual meal was spotted in the Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park
Wildlife photographer Dave Bird spotted the animal, and its unusual meal, at Strathyre in Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park. Depending on the time of year, the diet of red squirrels usually involves pinecone seeds, hazelnuts, buds on plants, insects and occasionally bird eggs.A frog caught and eaten by a bird could be the reason the spawn was in the tree
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