Photographer captures ultra-rare albino squirrel in snap he had wanted to take for two years

A photographer managed to finally capture a rare albino squirrel on camera - two years after first spotting one.  

Wildlife enthusiast Gary Fox, 50, was walking to the Water of Leith, in Edinburgh, hoping to take photos of kingfishers, when a flash of white caught his eye.

He had seen an albino squirrel by the Union Canal in Edinburgh, but had not had his camera with him so was unable to take a photo.

When he finally spotted one on Tuesday, he immediately started snapping away.

Gary said: 'I might not have seen it if it was snowing.

'It was just round the corner from the back of my house. I was on the way to the river to look for kingfishers.

'When I turned the corner, my camera was still in my bag. I saw a white thing on a tree, then I realised it was the albino squirrel.

'I got my camera out of my bag and started taking pictures.'