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Black (melanistic) phase
Sciurus carolinensis
Virtually all Eastern Grays in this (northern) part of their range are melanistic. It is thought that the expression of this recessive gene has something to do with survival in the colder climes.
Washtenaw County, MI
This guy visited quite a bit last year, and developed a taste for cat food, not even fearing that the cat would catch him out in the open.
I'm a sucker for red squirrels, obviously, so I take lots of photos of them. This one actually shows me, too--reflected in his eye as I snapped the photo with my little Canon camera held to my spotting scope.
Squirrels belong to family Sciuridae of small or medium-sized rodents. The family includes tree squirrels, ground squirrels, chipmunks, marmots (including woodchucks), flying squirrels, and prairie dogs. Squirrels are indigenous to the Americas, Eurasia, and Africa, and have been introduced to Australia. The earliest known squirrels date from the Eocene and are most closely related to the mountain beaver and to the dormouse among living rodent families.
i know the quality of my squirrel pictures is awful.. it was so dark under the trees that I had to turn the ISO real high to get acceptable exposure time... gnah... but I love squirrels and I sat still for an hour to shoot this one, so I have to upload ;D
One of the squirrels of St James's Park, doing well out of the people feeding the birds.
Sciurus carolinensis
Grey squirrels are notorious for displacing red squirrels in European woodlands. They out-compete the native reds for food, feeding more at ground level and being able to digest acorns, which the reds can't. They also carry a deadly pox virus which does not affect them. Grey squirrels were introduced to the UK from the USA in the late 19th or early 20th century. They're now widespread throughout England south of Cumbria and Wales, and common in local pockets in Scotland. They are absent from the rest of mainland Europe, except for small localised populations in Italy.
Taken in St James's Park
Spent 4 hours waiting for the wood ducks to swim up the stream and took lots of squirrel pics. A pair of woodies finally started toward me. Impatience overtook me. I shot 3 pictures, they heard my clicks and turned and departed. Shit....I should have waited....shit.
Taken at Pensthorpe, Norfolk last year on our hols. There were a handful in captivity which were part of a reintroduction Scheme and I believe have since been released.
Taken through a wire cage but not really visible.
This is a campus squirrel. He (she) is no doubt on the lookout for Cheetos, a favorite handout from students.
Been dormant for about 4 years, I guess... =)
Saw this squirrel at The Campanile Esplanade in UC Berkeley...
Use Slideshow Full Screen for best viewing. This little guy was sitting up and nibbling something at the base of the tree about 20 feet away when I walked out the front door. I thought, "Hmmmmm, do I have time to go upstairs, get the camera, swap lenses, come back, and get a few shots?" I did. He went up the tree and sat in one pose for a while, allowing me to adjust my exposure: ISO to 800, then 1600 to get the shutter spoeed up, stop down for DoF, turn on active D-Lighting to compensate for backlighting, adjust Ev to -0.7, and so on. I shot about 40 frames while he sprawled out in the late afternoon sun, there on the limb about 20 feet out and 15 feet up.
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Heard this noise outside my window and I thought it was a bird. Saw this squirrel sitting up on a branch way up in the tree. I managed to grab my camera and capture this. He or she sat up there for awhile, making those noises, but not really changing their pose much. Looks like it had a nut or some sort of food in it's mouth. Maybe it was calling it's kids for dinner. After about 5 minutes it scurried off.