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Black Squirrel

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  1. Sirchopsalot

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    Brad, I saw one on my way to middletown a few weeks ago, going north out of New Haven. It was a neat sighting!
     
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    Then they'd probably be nice fat tasty squirrels!
     
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    think they are all dark meat??? :stirpot:
     
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    They used to be uncommon here. Now they're everywhere. I can send you a couple dozen if you like. :whistle:
     
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    When I lived in Groton, we had them back there.
     
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    :whistle: No comment! :whistle::zip::rofl: :lol:
     
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    We have a few black squirrels here but mostly brown or red squirrels . There is one black squirrel with a full white tail that comes around every now and then too.
     
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    I actually had seen a few Red squirrels when Dennis and I went for a ride in his buggy on his land. :yes:
     
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    This year we are starting to see a black squirrel around our place. I have seen them many times in La Crosse.
     
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    Like a spruce grouse, huh?
     
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    Where we use to live, 7 miles down the road, we had black and gray squirrels. Here it is gray and red squirrels.
     
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    Grey and black are color phases of the same squirrel. Fox squirrels are a larger cousin. And then there’s the little red bastages
     
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    4-10 on the little red bastages[
     
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    We have these in my area.

    There's a gene mutation that results in white, brown, or black coats.

    The grey squirrels go after any of their mutant cousins and kill them. It's rather unfortunate. We had a snow white squirrel in our front yard tree for a couple years.
     
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    I give any tree rat free swimming lessons.
     
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    Yeah, those little red ones can make a mess and be nasty. Even the bigger grey squirrels stay away from them. Haven't seen one in quite some time though. Never saw a black squirrel around here.
     
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    That's so nice of you!......
     
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    We have blacks with red tails...pretty funny looking
     
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    Speaking of funny looking......

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