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However, in Scotland, pine martens do not eat significant numbers of squirrels, although they are a more important food source in other parts of their range. In summer, the diet is more varied, and includes bird eggs, honey, caterpillars and fruits such as blaeberries (Vaccinium myrtillus).
As herbivores (the second step in the food chain, also called primary consumers) they feed on lichens and grasses (the primary producers, or first step in the food chain). Occasionally they will eat a bird or bird egg if it is handy. Arctic fox in white winter pelage (left). Arctic fox in brown summer pelage (right).