Baby Blackie by ShadowsNTime

Photography • Animals • posted on Aug 21, 2008

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Another new squirrel on the block, there are now three black squirrels..the big one I posted before and two 'babies'. This one came up on the porch where I was sitting and inspected the strawberries and potted plants, then just sat a minute looking at me. It was like he was trying to decide whether to come closer, go in the kitchen or just wait to see if I offered something. He decided to leave when a gray squirrel started up behind him. Info below is from Wikipedia: Black squirrels are a melanistic (pigmentation) phase of the eastern grey squirrel. They are common in Midwestern North America and, in some places, outnumber the grey squirrels by a ratio of about ten to one. Thanks for looking and for previous comments!

Comments (25)

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DarkStormCrow

12:42AM | Thu, 21 August 2008

Excellent, nice capture, well done...

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lizzibell

1:17AM | Thu, 21 August 2008

nice capture...

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DreamersWish

1:34AM | Thu, 21 August 2008

Oh he is a cutie! Marvelous shot!

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Thelby

1:46AM | Thu, 21 August 2008

Tehehe, what a Cute and Curious Feller!!!

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B_PEACOCK

5:43AM | Thu, 21 August 2008

Cool looking critter there.You know we only have brown ones here.Excellent shot

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LBJ2

7:17AM | Thu, 21 August 2008

Great capture Alex/Lynn. Beautiful little black fella. I had no idea of the excistance of black squirrels. I Denmark where i am from, they are only red brown.

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cherokee1961

8:13AM | Thu, 21 August 2008

What a cute little fellow! I used to see black squirrels all the time where I grew up in Maryland - never see them here in Florida though...

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timtripp

8:44AM | Thu, 21 August 2008

cool. i've never seen a black one! great shot!

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MrsRatbag

9:03AM | Thu, 21 August 2008

What a sweet little guy! All mine are grey...

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lucyjo

9:08AM | Thu, 21 August 2008

This is an awesome capture. It instantly became a fav for me. These little dudes are harder than you know what to get a good capture on! Good for you!

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durleybeachbum

9:10AM | Thu, 21 August 2008

Extraordinary creature, and I expect much harder to photo than a grey. Well caught.

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virginiese

12:43PM | Thu, 21 August 2008

very nice creature. I hope it will live a very long life :-) Nice shot !

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mickuk50

12:51PM | Thu, 21 August 2008

now thats fascinating lynn as i`ve never even heard of a black squirrel yet alone seen one .i always thought there were only 2 .grey and red .excellent :o) mick

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