The Squirel Is Gone

[precious007]

I just noticed the squirrel ran away :-(

Oh Now it's back .. The heck she went to get some cope probably )

[lxskllr]

My daughter loves that thing. Every time she sees it, she feels compelled to say "Stop, face plant, run away" :^D

[precious007]

My daughter loves that thing. Every time she sees it, she feels compelled to say "Stop, face plant, run away" :^D

Hahaha

I'm glad she likes it lxskllr. :-)

Sometimes it cheers me up when I'm nervous =))

[Crow]

Are you talking about your signature squirrel?

[precious007]

Are you talking about your signature squirrel?

Yes

[jagmanss]

I just noticed the squirrel ran away :-(

Oh Now it's back .. The heck she went to get some cope probably )

The squirrel is a little squirrely

[desirexe]

Hate to burst your bubble and I admit that I am not too familiar with rodents..but I think your squirrel is actually a chipmunk. It's still cute though...

[lxskllr]

Hate to burst your bubble and I admit that I am not too familiar with rodents..but I think your squirrel is actually a chipmunk. It's still cute though...

It's got the chipmunk markings, but a bushy tail like a squirrel. Maybe it's one of those Chernobyl chipmunks :^D

[precious007]

Yes, it's very similar to a chipmunk



Hahaha yeah Chernobyl might have affected it =))

[Crow]

It's a squirrel

[lxskllr]

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It's a squirrel

That's awesome! Where would you find a squirrel like that? Around here, they're almost 100% grey, but there's a couple very localized colonies of black squirrels. I prefer the black ones, but that might be lack of familiarity. I went 25 years without knowing squirrels around here came in any color other than grey, so it's a little more special seeing them. The black is a striking color though :^)

[Condor]

black squirrels are carnivorous. they will attack your pets in packs. beware!

[precious007]

black squirrels are carnivorous. they will attack your pets in packs. beware!

LoL

Never knew they are carnivorous :-)

[Crow]

That's awesome! Where would you find a squirrel like that?

The photo says India.

In Washington, the most common squirrels are the Western Gray Squirrel:



... and the Eastern Gray Squirrel:



Washington has other squirrels too... Douglas Squirrel, Red Squirrel, Northern Flying Squirrel, Fox Squirrel, Washington Ground Squirrel, and California Ground Squirrel.

But the ones pictured are the most common in the city.

[Crow]

black squirrels are carnivorous. they will attack your pets in packs. beware!

Do they really eat meat, or were they just trying to piss your dog off?

One time, I tossed a piece of food to a squirrel (I think it was a piece of hamburger meat)... It ran up to the meat, and did exactly what precious007's squirrel did. So, I gave it a cracker with peanut butter instead, and it took the cracker and ate it.

The squirrels in Washington are very adapted to humans, and if you offer them a treat, they will gladly take it.