Milling about on the lawn were both common phases of the Eastern gray squirrel.
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Some gray and not-so-gray squirrels
Posted in wildlife, tagged black squirrel, Eastern gray squirrel, gray squirrel, grey squirrel, melanistic gray squirrel on November 30, 2015| 3 Comments »
Black squirrel in the snow
Posted in wildlife, tagged black squirrel, Eastern gray squirrel, Eastern grey squirrel, grey squirrel, melanistic gray squirrel, melanistic grey squirrel on March 9, 2015|
I got a better photo of a black squirrel on the trail camera this week.
Melanism in Eastern gray squirrels does have some advantage in heavily forested environments. I have a lot harder time seeing the black ones against tree trunks and branches, especially if the leaves are on.
However, if one of these squirrels runs out in the open, it is obvious to every hawk that might be staking out the area.
Black squirrels on the trail camera
Posted in West Virginia, wildlife, tagged black gray squirrel, black squirrel, Eastern gray squirrel, grey squirrel, melanistic squirrel on February 28, 2015|
The really cold temperatures must be messing with the time stamp. Neither of these two videos came from 2068.
These are melanistic Eastern gray squirrel, and there aren’t many of them in West Virginia.
Two of them here, and you can see where black color is an advantage in deep cover:
Squirrel bounds away
Posted in Uncategorized, wildlife, tagged Eastern gray squirrel, Eastern grey squirrel, gray squirrel, grey squirrel on January 10, 2015| 1 Comment »
The trail camera info listed the temperature on this photos as -2 degrees Fahrenheit.
What you can get on a trail camera on a winter’s day.
Squirrel!
Posted in wildlife, tagged Eastern gray squirrel, Eastern grey squirrel, gray squirrel, grey squirrel on January 4, 2015| 2 Comments »
New Year’s Eve Squirrel
Posted in wildlife, tagged Eastern gray squirrel, gray squirrel, grey squirrel, squirrel hunting on December 31, 2014| 1 Comment »
I finally drew some blood before this year went out:
Just need three more of them for a meal.
This squirrel was very fat, leaving off all the acorns that had fallen this year.
Squirrel curses Miley
Posted in golden retriever, Miley, Rodents, tagged Eastern gray squirrel, golden retriever, gray squirrel, grey squirrel, squirrel on May 31, 2013|
Miley treed a squirrel today, but after it took to the trees, it let loose quite few alarm calls: