DickC Loc: NE Washington state

In Colorado we had those Abert squirrels, black tufted-eared species. :D

hb3 Loc: Texas

Yes, someone mentioned the Abert earlier...thanks...

hb3 Loc: Texas

Thanks....

RobertW Loc: Breezy Point, New York

Stephen;- I often sit on the Stuytown benches and feed that tribe of black squirrels by hand
Robert The Wanderer

Popeye33

Olney Illinois used to be known as the capital of Black Squirrels.

The Watcher

[quote=hb3]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/

I haven't seen totally black squirrels until I saw your photos. Here's two interesting links about squirrels in North America. the second one is about black squirrels.

https://www.google.com/search?q=squirrels+of+north+america&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=iGQsU_2eFM_vqQHerIDoCg&sqi=2&ved=0CDMQsAQ&biw=1024&bih=674

http://www.enature.com/expert/expert_show_question.asp?questionID=24757

My brother lives in a apartment in the older part of Elko Nevada. While I was parked on the street, waiting for him, I noticed a large dark colored squirrel with tufts on it's ears, quickly crossing over the street via the phone and tv cables. It used it's tail to maintain balance. I ask my brother about them and he said, there's lots of them in that area and he often sees them using the cables. He showed me where the cables pass by two large pine trees and said, he thinks that's where some of them live. I don't have a name for these squirrels.

srfotog Loc: Northeast Pennsylvania

Nice photos. I have never seen one. I have seen white squirrels on campus in Brevard, NC. I guess they are pretty rare as well.
Patricia

hb3 Loc: Texas

Sounds peaceful....

hb3 Loc: Texas

Interesting...did that change, are the squirrels still there?

hb3 Loc: Texas

[quote=The Watcher]

Interesting...thanks for sharing...

hb3 Loc: Texas

Thanks....having read through the responses to this post, I would think that a white squirrel is much more rare than a black... :thumbup:

HowardPepper Loc: Palm Coast, FL

Nice series of shots on that black squirrel!

hb3 Loc: Texas

Thanks, appreciate you looking in and commenting... :thumbup:

GWR100 Loc: England

Great set Herb, Hes a little cracker

Geoff

hb3 Loc: Texas

Thanks, Geoff...indeed he is and so busy all the time...Harve.... :thumbup: