8 - Nice pose/capture, the 'remnants base' adds a good element too. The background/depth also very good. Colors nice and simple and enhance the squirrel. Criticism; not much other than sharper on the squirrel (face/paws especially) and possibly a crop variation (top and bottom, especially where the sunlight is 'nudging in' at the fore) may have made this even better in my opinion. Likely different to try to adjust (bump) the contrast here at all given the snow. Up to 7 from 6. Up to 8 from 7, mainly for the excellent DOF.
Nice detail, and correct exposure for the squirel, I know how hard it is to get the right exposure when there is snow in the scene. There is too much dead space in the top half of the photo, a tighter crop might help.
Nice color and composition. I like that the curvy lines of the squirrel's back and tail are echoed in the snow bank. The negative space is broken up very nicely. Very nice sharp detail on the squirrel.