The Black Squirrel (Page 8): Love the photos. I have never seen a black squirrel either.

BamaTexan Loc: Deep in the heart of Texas

Love the photos. I have never seen a black squirrel either.

indycaver Loc: Indianapolis

Nice shots! BTW there's a town in east central Indiana (Alexandria) where every squirrel I've ever seen there was black! Maybe a pregnant E. Texas female hitched a ride there?

Viejo Bell Loc: Buda TX

I grew up in NE Texas but saw very few black squirrels. Did a lot of hunting back then but bagged only one black near Lake O The Pines. Here in central Texas, blonde squirrels are common. They aren't albino, just very blonde. And, being in a city, they are relatively tame. I enjoyed your photos.

Viejo Bell Loc: Buda TX

I grew up in NE Texas but saw very few black squirrels. Did a lot of hunting back then but bagged only one black near Lake O The Pines. Here in central Texas, blonde squirrels are common. They aren't albino, just very blonde. And, being in a city, they are relatively tame. I enjoyed your photos.

4ellen4 Loc: GTA--Ontario

nice shots

there are a lot of them in the area of southern Ontario that I am from

hb3 Loc: Texas

Jill Jillson wrote:

Enjoyed looking at your pics,hb3. They look as if... (show quote)

thanks, glad you enjoyed the images...you are correct, during the winter we see some of what you are referring to as silver or white tips...not so much in the summer...
:thumbup:

hb3 Loc: Texas

10MPlayer wrote:

I live in California and I've never seen one. We have gray squirrels and what I call red squirrels. Never seen a black one. They have smaller ears than the ones around here.

Yes their ears are smaller than the Fox or grey squirrel...at least those here in east Texas...

hb3 Loc: Texas

BamaTexan wrote:

Love the photos. I have never seen a black squirrel either.

Thanks glad you enjoyed the images, Bama... :thumbup:

hb3 Loc: Texas

indycaver wrote:

Nice shots! BTW there's a town in east central Indiana (Alexandria) where every squirrel I've ever seen there was black! Maybe a pregnant E. Texas female hitched a ride there?

LOL...strange how they are found mainly in small pockets around the country...thanks for your kind comment... :thumbup:

hb3 Loc: Texas

Viejo Bell wrote:

I grew up in NE Texas but saw very few black squirrels. Did a lot of hunting back then but bagged only one black near Lake O The Pines. Here in central Texas, blonde squirrels are common. They aren't albino, just very blonde. And, being in a city, they are relatively tame. I enjoyed your photos.

Glad you enjoyed the images...the strangest thing I have seen is one of these blacks with a white tail...strange things happen among squirrels... :thumbup:

hb3 Loc: Texas

Viejo Bell wrote:

I grew up in NE Texas but saw very few black squirrels. Did a lot of hunting back then but bagged only one black near Lake O The Pines. Here in central Texas, blonde squirrels are common. They aren't albino, just very blonde. And, being in a city, they are relatively tame. I enjoyed your photos.

Thanks, again... :-D

hb3 Loc: Texas

4ellen4 wrote:

nice shots

there are a lot of them in the area of southern Ontario that I am from

Thanks, yes several others have indicated that the blacks are seen in Canada with some frequency... :thumbup:

bcheary Loc: Jacksonville, FL

hb3 wrote:

I posted an image of a black squirrel recently and... (show quote)

Good series. :thumbup: :thumbup: The only time I ever saw one was outside New York City and I didn't have my camera with me.

Sendai5355 Loc: On the banks of the Pedernales River, Texas

Nice shots. I have never seen this species; however, in my area we have rock squirrels that are black and gray. I have at least one that lives in the cliff below my house. The nice thing about them is they don't get in my attic and tool shed.

sailorsmom Loc: Souderton, PA

These are good shots of a real cutie, hb3! If my memory serves me, Canadian squirrels are black, but their tails aren't as bushy as these.