Eastern Gray Squirrel (2024-02-03 #13)
Eastern Gray Squirrel.
Between 17 to 19 3/4 inches long. Gray above with buff underfur showing especially on the head, shoulders, back and feet. They have a flattened bushy tail which is gray with silvery tipped hairs.
In Canada, some have rufous bellies and tails. Black phase common in northern parts of their range.
Their habitat is hardwood or mixed forests with nut trees, especially oak-hickroy forests.
They range in the eastern United States from eastern North Dakota south to eastern Texas.
Kensington Metropark, Livingston County, Michigan.
Eastern Gray Squirrel (2024-02-03 #13)
Eastern Gray Squirrel.
Between 17 to 19 3/4 inches long. Gray above with buff underfur showing especially on the head, shoulders, back and feet. They have a flattened bushy tail which is gray with silvery tipped hairs.
In Canada, some have rufous bellies and tails. Black phase common in northern parts of their range.
Their habitat is hardwood or mixed forests with nut trees, especially oak-hickroy forests.
They range in the eastern United States from eastern North Dakota south to eastern Texas.
Kensington Metropark, Livingston County, Michigan.