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By now the squirrel was at my elbow, on the table, all but doing a little song and dance number in its attempts to get me to feed it...
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
Most of the squirrels were shy, but this one seemed to think that we might feed him. We didn't, and he wandered off. But first he let me get a few sharp pictures.
The squirrels at my office are always begging for treats. They look in the windows and run up to us when they think there is going to be food.
Three squirrels were industriously gathering acorns in one area of the garden and running with them to another part of the garden. Their path took them directly under a bench in a vine covered arbor, so of course I just had to sit on the bench to see what they would do. The first one didn't notice me and darn near ran over the ends of my feet. The second one detoured up the arbor and over my head. This one stopped to think things over for a while and decided to circle around me.