The Black Squirrel
Mar 20, 2014 11:35:17 #
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bob_71 wrote:
Very nice shots! Their hearts are the same color!
Bob
Bob
LOL...thanks Bob... :thumbup:
Mar 20, 2014 13:19:39 #
They are plentiful here. I lived just 15 miles west of here for many years and I didn't see one until I moved to Norwalk.
Mar 20, 2014 13:46:41 #
Mar 20, 2014 15:13:35 #
Nice set. The first black squirrel I saw was in Marysville, Ks (I think), and the town was filthy with them. They do take a good photo, don't they?
Mar 20, 2014 17:03:10 #
djtravels wrote:
Nice set. The first black squirrel I saw was in Marysville, Ks (I think), and the town was filthy with them. They do take a good photo, don't they?
Thank you, and yes they are quite photogenic...appreciate you looking in and commenting... :thumbup:
Mar 20, 2014 17:26:12 #
hb3 wrote:
I posted an image of a black squirrel recently and... (show quote)
Great shots of a cool squirrel, Harve, I have never seen one before. Thanks for sharing
Mar 20, 2014 18:43:55 #
Mar 20, 2014 18:47:12 #
angler wrote:
Never tire of squirrel shots Harve.Excellent interesting set.
Nice shots of that little guy!! :thumbup:
Mar 20, 2014 18:48:05 #
hb3 wrote:
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:
HB, there is a LARGE colony of white squirrels... NOT albinos, but pure white Virginia Grays, living on the shores of the Ocholockonee River in South Western Wakulla County near the borders with Franklin and Liberty Counties in the Western portion of the Big Bend of Florida's Panhandle.
A buddy of mine used to have a hunting and fishing camp on the river in the Curtis Mills community of SW Wakulla and I was SHOCKED the first time I saw 5 or 6 of them running the trees in broad daylight.
Some of the old timers said there was a Country Doc from Virginia who brought a dozen of them down to his winter lodge back in the late 1940's to establish the colony. Other folk say they came from up river in Gadsden County. Either way, since that time they have flourished in SPITE of the large number of natural predators in the area, and have even managed to colonize both banks of the river.
And yes; Hawks, Owls, Snakes, Bobcats, Foxes, and Coyotes catch and kill them if they can catch them.
I've got to get over that way and try to grab a few pictures for you; those things are about as tame as cats in the neighborhoods because people feed them. ;)
Mar 20, 2014 18:48:58 #
Mar 20, 2014 20:32:30 #
gregoryd45 wrote:
Great shots of a cool squirrel, Harve, I have never seen one before. Thanks for sharing
Thanks Gregory...always appreciate you looking in and commenting, sir... :thumbup:
Mar 20, 2014 20:34:00 #
CHOLLY wrote:
HB, there is a LARGE colony of white squirrels... ... (show quote)
Sure hope you do...would truly enjoy seeing a few images... :thumbup:
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