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Thursday, December 1, 2011

An Unusual Squirrel


 I was out doing assignments today, and saw some waterways that interest me, but they all look pretty much the same when I show the pictures. I have a river "idea" for another time, but today I'll just show you the best find of the day.

I've never seen a squirrel like this one. It's clearly the black morph of the gray squirrel, but the color of its tail is not just a trick of the lighting. It really has a rusty-red tail. I'll be interested to hear if anyone has seen a similar squirrel.

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I tried to get more pictures, but they all look basically the same, and this is the best.

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8 comments:

  1. Rick (Ratty)December 2, 2011 at 12:45 AM

    You're right, it is very interesting. I've never seen a squirrel quite like this one, but I've read that black squirrels can come with a lot of variations. I've seen them with white patches, but no rusty colors.

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  2. rainfield61December 2, 2011 at 1:31 AM

    "I tried to get more pictures, but they all look basically the same".

    It is still a squirrel. Haha...

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  3. Secondary RoadsDecember 2, 2011 at 9:43 AM

    I never saw one like that. Sure is an interesting variation.

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  4. ElvirahDecember 2, 2011 at 12:10 PM

    It looks like a big rat if we ignore the tail, isn't it? Anyways i hardly get to see a squirrel at my place, but i used to see many in my school when i was a kid. And i've never seen a black squirrel and this one is definitely looks very interesting.

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  5. gallerydarrowDecember 2, 2011 at 12:25 PM

    We have a problem with imported red squirrels here, the native gray squirrels are quite lovely though I've never seen one quite so pretty as the one you captured here. What beautiful colors!

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  6. TammyDecember 2, 2011 at 1:59 PM

    I have never seen one like this either but it is very pretty.

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  7. AnnDecember 2, 2011 at 5:06 PM

    well that is an interesting find. I've never seen one like that before. I must admit I've never seen a black squirrel other than in pictures but all of those even had black tails.

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  8. SharkbytesDecember 3, 2011 at 10:25 PM

    Ratty- well, I've never seen one with white spots- that would be awesome!

    rainfield- you are a humorist! hahaha

    Chuck- glad I got pix- one seldom can prove seeing these odd things

    Elvirah- well, they are all rodents, but squirrels aren't really shaped like rats.

    ro- the little reds are such naughty marauders. They are so cute, but so problematic

    Tammy- it IS pretty

    Ann- me too!

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