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Acrobatic Fox Squirrel eating sunflower seeds

Sciurus niger

Photo by misako
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Field Notes

Description:

This squirrel has very good sunflower eating skills. Quite impressive!

Habitat:

Urban veggie garden.

Reference Links:

EOL: Sciurus niger, Fox squirrel

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Comments (6)
misako
@KarenL: I did just catch one squirrel on my balcony today eating the bird seeds. They are pretty smart.
KarenL
Ours are too lazy to be bothered with the sunflowers! They prefer to raid the seeds in the feeders - it's a lot less effort for them!
misako
I know--I could not get mad at her for eating all of the sunflower seeds! :)

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WILD Cities: Urban Biodiversity
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2011 Best Wildlife Photo
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Backyard Habitats of the World

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PublishedOctober 3, 2011

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