Thanks Ken. We're pretty much overrun with these guys and the black ones. Paul
On Dec 30, 2010, at 5:53 PM, Ken Waller wrote: > Paul - > My field guide makes me think what you captured is an Eastern Fox Squirrel - > Sciurus niger - similar to an Eastern Grey but larger & with a rusty orange > tail. The Fox Squirrel is listed as 10-15" while the Grey is 9-10". > > Eastern Grey squirrels also include black & albino morphs. > > Kenneth Waller > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Stenquist" <[email protected]> > > Subject: Re: PESO - You lookin' at me...and a retreat. > > >> Thanks Dan. They were taken here in Bloomfield HIlls, Michigan, at the >> Johnson Nature Center. We have red squirrels and black squirrels -- no >> grays. When I lived in Jersey and Chicago, we had only grays as well. The >> black squirrels were originally found only on the east side of Detroit. They >> migrated out here about 25 years ago. They're slightly smaller than the >> reds, a bit meaner, and much more skittish. I'll post a pick of one later. >> Paul >> >> >> On Dec 30, 2010, at 10:41 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: >> >>> Two great shots (as usual), Paul! >>> >>> Where were these images taken? This must be red squirrels; they >>> certainly are different from the grays we have in our yard. >>> >>> Dan > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
