Adorable footage showing the moment a squirrel used its tail "like a towel" to dry itself in a countryside garden has been captured on a Ring doorbell camera. <br /><br />The cute grey squirrel was seen having a morning preen in the wet grass near the Peak District village of Foolow, Derbys., at around 8.45am today (Thurs).<br /><br />After having a quick wash, the critter can then be seen amazingly grabbing hold of its bushy tail in order to dry its face.<br /><br />Wildlife photographer Villager Jim captured the footage and says he had never seen such behaviour by a squirrel in 14 years of observing them. <br /><br />Squirrels usually use their tails for balance, communication and protection from the elements if it's raining or snowing. <br /><br />Jim said: "I have these Ring doorbell cameras all around my house and I had one spare so I set it up in my garden to see if it would capture any wildlife. <br /><br />"We often get squirrels and foxes come by but this is the first time I have ever seen a squirrel displaying behaviour like that in 14 years.<br /><br />"I thought it was really cute and funny. He is literally using his tail like a towel to dry himself after a little wash in the morning dew.<br /><br />"I've never seen anything like it before. I didn't think squirrels used their tails in this way. It turns out these Ring cameras also make great wildlife cameras."<br /><br />The footage has already been viewed more than 10,000 times since being uploaded to social media this morning.<br /><br />Villager Jim wrote: "Well never in my life have i seen this before, just love how Sammy dries his face after his wash this morning , how fantastic lol."<br /><br />Karen Marks commented: "That is fabulous what a lovely wee chap."<br /><br />Sarah Geary added: "How cute. Who knew a bushy tail could be used as a fluffy towel. Lovely to see. Thank you for sharing."<br /><br />Cheryl Maycock said: "I’ve never seen a squirrel before clean the tail honestly, this is brilliant to see."<br /><br />Marilyn Pilton joked: "Don’t forget to wash behind yours ears."<br /><br />And Jane Potter put: "Fantastic …never seen that before , if you’ve got it use it!"
