Delmarva Fox Squirrel (Sciurus niger cinereus) - an endangered species - scratching an itch while sunning on the upturned root ball of a Red Maple at Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge, VA. (cropped, then reduced for web use)
2009-04-03 Lower Austria, district Mdling - Perchtoldsdorfer Heide (310 msm Quadrant 7863/4).German name: Europischer ZieselSee remarks here.With many Pulsatilla grandis (which are at the height of their flowering season already), and a very few Adonis vernalis (for which flowering season only just has begun).