January 21 is Squirrel Appreciation Day. Really. It was established by Christy Hargrove, a wildlife rehabilitator from North Carolina, to draw attention to the importance of these remarkably widespread creatures. Native to five continents and currently living on six (there"s no Antarctic squirrel), there are about 285 species of squirrels in the world, ranging from the tiny African pygmy squirrel to the Bhutan giant flying squirrel (when in Bhutan, be ready to duck).
Observing a squirrelly day
Today in History
More Desktop Wallpapers:
-
South Stack Lighthouse, Holy Island, Wales
-
Celebrating Flag Day: ‘O long may it wave’
-
Lace up your hiking boots for Mountain Day
-
Rapa Valley in Sarek National Park, Sweden
-
World Nature Conservation Day
-
Love blossoms
-
Striated heron on a Victoria water lily, Pantanal, Brazil
-
Lighting the way to new beginnings
-
A theatrical dream
-
World Environment Day
-
Zoroaster Temple, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona
-
Old Rock Day
-
A toast to California!
-
Ponta Delgada
-
Happy birthday to the Peak!
-
International Womens Day
-
Bathing in the light of Pride
-
National Park Week continues
-
Mount Segla, Senja Island, Norway
-
2026 Winter Olympics
-
International Tea Day
-
Iceland for International Rock Day
-
Bavarian Forest National Park, Germany
-
Hey, who’s in charge here?
-
Wild and beautiful Alaska
-
Forward-thinking women of history
-
Hey, you two in the front!
-
Negratín Reservoir, Granada, Spain
-
Old underground cellar, Bavaria, Germany
-
Summer’s in home stretch
Bing Wallpaper Gallery

