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Sciurus carolinensis
Grey back, white underside and a brown face. An introduced species here in Washington where they are doing rather well.
Spotted in the backyard building or repairing his or hers drey (nest made of leaves and twigs in the forks of trees). Both male and female share in nest building. The nest is too high up in a dense cedar tree to get a pic. I did enjoy watching the squirrel run along the fence and then up the tree with a mouth full of leaves and twigs about 3 times. Finally he or she stopped for a bit to eat.
Spotted on Jan 15, 2018
Submitted on Jan 18, 2018
20 Comments
Thanks for commenting Mark and Neil.
Congratulations, Brian.
Yes well deserved congrats. This series brings a smile.
Thank you Mark and Marta.
Congrats! Sweet squirrels :-)
Thank you Christine.
Congratulations Brian! Great spotting :)
Thank you Zlatan.
WOW. incredible series. Congrats, Brian.
Wow! Thank you so much Daniele!
*congratulations :-)
Congratualtinos Brian, this great series has been chosen to promote #SquirrelAppreciationDay!
"Today is Squirrel Appreciation Day! Squirrel Appreciation Day was created by Christy Hargrove, a wildlife rehabilitator from North Carolina, USA, in 2001. Squirrels (family Sciuridae) count over 250 species worldwide and are indigenous to the Americas, Eurasia, and Africa. The fascinating behaviour of tree squirrels can provide hours of backyard observations and makes them popular photography subjects. Celebrate Squirrel Appreciation Day by sharing your photos of squirrels encouters!"
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Thank you Sarah.
They are such comical lil guys!! NICE SERIES, Brian!
Your welcome, Brian38....
Thank you Mark, maplemoth662, DrNamgyalT and Daniele for you kind remarks.
That squirrel's busy! Nice series of observations Brian.
Cute!
Very cute squirrels....
Nice set of shots.
They must be entertaining little critters.