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Fox Squirrel

Sciurus niger

Photo by HemaShah
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Notes:

http://www.totalwildlifecontrol.com/squirrel-facts-babies-types.html

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (23)
HemaShah
@JeanC.Fisher brought this to my attention!
1Sarah2
I'm just shocked at how many squirrels you have to choose from. Out here, we basically have 2. We just choose by color. It sounds like the squirrels are so much more interesting out there!!
HemaShah
@ Sarah,the ears of my spotting being discussed are very small and typical of a fox ear. I compared them to your ground squirrel spotting too. Thanks for your feedback, I will go with Fox Squirrel.
1Sarah2
I think this is a very cute fox squirrel. Although the colors are difficult to make out, there is a squirrel on this page from CA with similar markings. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sciurus_niger
HemaShah
@ misako,thnx,did not know that squirrels could be this complicated! @ Jean I am awaiting your expert response. Douglas is an American Red squirrel. Is this Doug?
misako
@Emma--I think that is the one!
HemaShah
@Misako and @Jean the closest I came to is Douglas Squirrel. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_Squirrel Turns out that there are at least five species of ground squirrels
misako
at first glance, it looks like a fox squirrel.
JeanC.Fisher
Sounds like a good plan, Emma. Somewhere in the back of my brain it seems like I read these were "Asian" types (we have them here in Sonoma County, too. They usually keep to the more populated areas whereas the grey squirrel natives live out in the boonies...). Might give you a place to start looking, though. Good luck! :o)
HemaShah
@Jean . I agree though that he looks like a hybrid. I have decided to call this spotting UNKNOWN. Calls for more research.!
JeanC.Fisher
Gee... Ya got me, Emma -- I just knew what he WASN'T... LOL!
HemaShah
@Misako , THNX. What is this squirrel?
HemaShah
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/5968773 and this is my FOX squirrel.
HemaShah
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/7199419 This is a Cali ground squirrel with white around its eyes and black around its ears[distinguishing features]
JeanC.Fisher
Hmmm... This looks to me more like one of the the "Asian" variety (what some people call "red" or "fox" squirrels)... Our gray squirrels here in CA are most assuredly "grey" (a smokey, bluish gray) and don't really have the "ticking" apparent on this one's coat (unless it might be a hybrid???).
Ashish
Hehehe... Nice experience..
HemaShah
We have red squirrels in the backyard and lately i noticed that they reach out for an apple from the tree and pluck it!
Ashish
Hahaha... You always love those cute shining eye...!!
HemaShah
Squirrels are so cute. This one was cautious.
Ashish
Was she glaring your shooting activities... Must she love to pose you such nice way..!!

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