The Black Squirrel
Mar 20, 2014 10:31:50 #
I posted an image of a black squirrel recently and was told by a couple of hoggers that they had never seen a black squirrel before.
As it turns out they are very rare save in East Texas. I would say that every fourth squirrel I see is a the Eastern Texas Black Squirrel...the black squirrel is a melanistic sub group of the Eastern Grey Squirrel and is reportedly seen across only 1 in 10,000 times. Not so in east Texas as you can read in the text of this link:
http://myetx.com/the-east-texas-black-squirrel/
The attached recent shots are of differing poses of the same individual black squirrel...enjoy, that is if you enjoy squirrels!
Encourage you to see a few of the DLs...
As it turns out they are very rare save in East Texas. I would say that every fourth squirrel I see is a the Eastern Texas Black Squirrel...the black squirrel is a melanistic sub group of the Eastern Grey Squirrel and is reportedly seen across only 1 in 10,000 times. Not so in east Texas as you can read in the text of this link:
http://myetx.com/the-east-texas-black-squirrel/
The attached recent shots are of differing poses of the same individual black squirrel...enjoy, that is if you enjoy squirrels!
Encourage you to see a few of the DLs...
Mar 20, 2014 10:34:40 #
Mar 20, 2014 10:34:56 #
Nice set! Up here the melanistic squirrels are Eberts with some long ears! h2
Mar 20, 2014 10:38:06 #
Very nice shots. As a side note, my brother-in-law lives in Warren, OH, and they seem to have more black squirrels than grey.
Mar 20, 2014 10:41:27 #
angler wrote:
Never tire of squirrel shots Harve.Excellent interesting set.
Glad you enjoyed the shots...may have added a few after you initially looked...was surprised to read how rare they are...
Mar 20, 2014 10:41:32 #
Mar 20, 2014 10:42:17 #
halman wrote:
Nice set! Up here the melanistic squirrels are Eberts with some long ears! h2
Thanks...I suppose they are seen more frquently in some areas than others... :thumbup:
Mar 20, 2014 10:43:48 #
Picdude wrote:
Very nice shots. As a side note, my brother-in-law lives in Warren, OH, and they seem to have more black squirrels than grey.
Thanks, clearly there are other pockets around the US where they are seen more of often as here in east Texas... :thumbup:
Mar 20, 2014 10:44:23 #
Doddy wrote:
Never seen black squirrels before..good shots hb3.
Thank you sir...hope you see one. someday... :thumbup:
Mar 20, 2014 10:46:39 #
We live in Georgia south of Atlanta and my sisters property has black and white squirrels. Never seen any like this until she bought this land. Mostly your normal greys in Ga.
Mar 20, 2014 10:51:07 #
JohnnyT789 wrote:
We live in Georgia south of Atlanta and my sisters property has black and white squirrels. Never seen any like this until she bought this land. Mostly your normal greys in Ga.
We live in a heavily pine forested area...perhaps that environment is a haven for these guys...I have not seen a white squirrel...but I have seen one of these black squirrels with a white tail... :thumbup:
Mar 20, 2014 10:54:53 #
hb3 wrote:
Thanks, clearly there are other pockets around the US where they are seen more of often as here in east Texas... :thumbup:
hb3, northern Michigan also has black squirrels. They surprise you the first time you see one, wondering if you can really believe your eyes.
Mar 20, 2014 10:59:01 #
Bob Yankle wrote:
hb3, northern Michigan also has black squirrels. They surprise you the first time you see one, wondering if you can really believe your eyes.
I'll bet so Bob...had no idea of their rare status, until some hoggers indicated they had never seen such a squirrel... :thumbup:
Mar 20, 2014 11:08:09 #
I live in Calgary and we probably have an equal amout of gray and black squirrels. I would NOT consider them rare as I have seen many black squirrels in many different locations. I agree SOME areas do not have black squirrels. The squirrel that I have NEVER seen live is a flying squirrel.
Mar 20, 2014 11:10:50 #
DigitalDon wrote:
I live in Calgary and we probably have an equal amout of gray and black squirrels. I would NOT consider them rare as I have seen many black squirrels in many different locations. I agree SOME areas do not have black squirrels. The squirrel that I have NEVER seen live is a flying squirrel.
Interesting comment...perhaps we Texans think we own the rarity.... :lol: :thumbup:
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