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Sciurus carolinensis
This is a dark form of the Eastern Gray Squirrel, or in other words, a melanistic individual.
Spotted on Dec 26, 2013
Submitted on Dec 27, 2013
5 Comments
Thanks Cammie, I only these black ones once in a while.
Fantastic shots in the snow!
Larry, thanks for the historical info about these squirrels. I took it off the rare color morph mission.
Hi Tom, Nice spotting and wonderful series!!!
This may be a melanistic form of the Eastern Gray Squirrel. I don't think this is a rare colour morph as historical records show that in the 17 and 1800's this colour was dominant in the North East United States and it continues to be dominant in South East Canada. Would you please remove this from the Rare Colour Morphs mission? Thank you and happy new year!
Adorable!