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Fox squirrel - black phase

Fox squirrel - black phase
Sciurus niger
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micritter, Annemarie, Nora Caracci, Betty JW and 4 other people have particularly liked this photo


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 Jocelyne Villoing
Jocelyne Villoing club
Coucou je te vois... excellent !+++
5 years ago.
Ronald Losure club has replied to Jocelyne Villoing club
Merci beaucoup, Jocelyne. They are almost invisible, because they do not reflect light. ;-)
5 years ago.
 L. L. Wall
L. L. Wall club
... nice profile shot of this alert animal ... the black shows up well against tree trunk and foliage ...
5 years ago.
Ronald Losure club has replied to L. L. Wall club
Thanks, L.L. I doubt that is what the squirrel intends.
5 years ago.
Betty JW has replied to Ronald Losure club
I remember black squirrels in N.C. Relatives were in PA recently and saw black squirrels at a rest stop. They fed them apples. Wondering if these were same as yours.
5 years ago.
Betty JW has replied to Ronald Losure club
Found answer - wiki says black form is rare! This is very interesting ;-).
5 years ago.
Ronald Losure club has replied to Betty JW
There were some black squirrels on the campus of the college where I went in Indiana. It was said this was the only place they were found. Then I learned that almost every college campus is populated with black squirrels.
5 years ago.
Betty JW has replied to Ronald Losure club
My nieces husband is from Louisville. MS. She sent text that he said there are lots of them in "Yazoo". Yazoo City I suppose. Is there a college there :-) :-) :-) ?
5 years ago.
Ronald Losure club has replied to Betty JW
As far as I know, there is no college in Yazoo City. At the risk of offending somebody, I think there is "no there there". There are several wildlife refuges in the delta near there.
5 years ago.
 Betty JW
Betty JW
Oh my ... did not know Fox Squirrels come in black! Beautiful :-o !
5 years ago. Edited 5 years ago.

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