Another squirrel capture (this one was from yesterday), we have blacks and grays and some reddish brown ones around these parts. I was leaving the local gardens when this cutie scurried up a tree, which was close to where the car was parked, well you know what happened next, I had the canon T3i, and the canon 70-200mm with the kenko DGX 1X4 converter handy. I have a few more, but will space them out.

Have a great day, and thank you in advance for your comments.

Here is some information on these critters.

The black squirrels being seen around town are really eastern gray squirrels (Sciurus carolinensis) with a genetic mutation that causes excessive pigmentation or “melanism”. Biologists estimate that nationwide about one of every 10,000 gray squirrels is the black mutant. Black-phase gray squirrels are by no means a genetic mistake. Gray squirrels in New England, Pennsylvania, Michigan and other northern states were almost all black before the days of early European settlers. The black fur more readily absorbs heat from the sun’s rays providing warmth during cold northern winters; equally important, the black coloration is a defense mechanism.

Tigs♥ =^..^=