When I first moved to New York from Texas, I was shocked to learn that squirrels aren’t just grey!
There’s white squirrels:
(White squirrel, originally uploaded by shuttermo.)
And black squirrels…
(BLACK SQUIRREL!, originally uploaded by Hannah Bae.)
And, red squirrels!
(Red Squirrel, originally uploaded by Bob Marshall 1.)
what are you taking about?
that was not a white squel
Hmm, no, you’re right: It was not a squel. Thanks for noticing.
Ok, I have been named the squirrel lady. I am on my 4th rescued squirrel. Friends and relatives find them on the ground and call me! Yes I do enjoy them and feel upon each release.
I have had the cat squirrel and flying squirrels. But today! I have a black squirrel. He is huge too. Approx. age is 4-6 weeks.
I have never seen a squirrel this size. My cat squirrels were not this large when I released them after 13-14 weeks.
Does anyone know anything about this large black squirrel?
I just saw a striped black and white squirrel in Iowa yesterday. And no, it WASN’T a skunk, it was broad daylight climbing up a tree in a busy park, and it was striped in an odd manner, not striping like a skunk, PLUS, I just know what squirrels look like and what skunks look like.