Been trapped inside for two days. Almost started taking pictures of the doorknobs INSIDE the house.
Awwww he's cute........are they rare, he has the pink eyes too that goes with being albino right? wonder how they get on in the wild cause it must be so much harder to hide and blend in for the little critters.
Thanks for sharing that one........... Skippy (Australia) ...I like Squirrels
You must be going through hell. You're delirious already as you're seeing white tree rats.
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Thanks Shannon:): Skippy, yep he is a true albino. Albinos are usually found in large groups so a bunch of white squirrels levels the playing field a bit. If you have one just pop up in a litter then yes it sticks out, all in all they get on better than one would expect. And thanks for looking.
Cool, nice capture. Was he on the move at the time or posing for you?
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Cain
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I would love to "catch" a white squirrel. Those rats run from me, the ones of color do anyway!
I just thought raptors ate stuff like that and white does stick out unless it is on snow. Interesting. Usually biological misprints in the DNA does not bode well. Interesting!
I wish you nothing but good weather from now on out, and may whats his name (the bigger rat, Phil) see/not see his shadow and predict an immediate spring for all photographers.
I just thought raptors ate stuff like that and white does stick out unless it is on snow. Interesting. Usually biological misprints in the DNA does not bode well. Interesting!
Big Smile,
ginger
Hang in a minute folks.:D Ginger as odd as it sounds, albinisum (sp) appears to be a dominant gene in grey sqs, it rarely 'if ever' shows up in the other NA tree sqs. Once it pops up in a population it takes over. Just 9 years ago there were very, very, few in this area now one golf course is crawling with them. As far as hawks etc. if there are a bunch of whites no one stands out. Even more interesting is the different behavior the black phase greys, whites and normal greys display, blacks play the shadows, whites play the light.
since we're on the topic... a curiosity
In the Washington D.C. area there are Black Squirrels; fuzzy memories from what I heard in my chilhood make me think they're a localized breed but that may be incorrect - do any of you squirrel-experts know?
In the Washington D.C. area there are Black Squirrels; fuzzy memories from what I heard in my chilhood make me think they're a localized breed but that may be incorrect - do any of you squirrel-experts know?
Black sqs are mellanistic (sp), or black phase greys. The farther north you go the more you will see, Canada has a bunch. The DC bunch are 'supposidly' from some blacks brought in from London, Ontario. Black fur in sqs is an evolutionary thing that has to do with heat. Black fur absorbs more which does wonders in cold climates:):
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Awwww he's cute........are they rare, he has the pink eyes too that goes with being albino right? wonder how they get on in the wild cause it must be so much harder to hide and blend in for the little critters.
Thanks for sharing that one........... Skippy (Australia) ...I like Squirrels
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Goes well with the flying ones huh:hang Doorknob next:D
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Nice DOF
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I knew, of course, that trees and plants had roots, stems, bark, branches and foliage that reached up toward the light. But I was coming to realize that the real magician was light itself.
Edward Steichen
Looks like he would make a meal for one of the men's raptors.
ginger
Hang on, I was just thinking "spring" today.
Yes spring is just around the corner.
Ginger, I know squirrels aren't your thing, thanks a bunch for stopping by.
I would love to "catch" a white squirrel. Those rats run from me, the ones of color do anyway!
I just thought raptors ate stuff like that and white does stick out unless it is on snow. Interesting. Usually biological misprints in the DNA does not bode well. Interesting!
I wish you nothing but good weather from now on out, and may whats his name (the bigger rat, Phil) see/not see his shadow and predict an immediate spring for all photographers.
Big Smile,
ginger
Hang in a minute folks.:D Ginger as odd as it sounds, albinisum (sp) appears to be a dominant gene in grey sqs, it rarely 'if ever' shows up in the other NA tree sqs. Once it pops up in a population it takes over. Just 9 years ago there were very, very, few in this area now one golf course is crawling with them. As far as hawks etc. if there are a bunch of whites no one stands out. Even more interesting is the different behavior the black phase greys, whites and normal greys display, blacks play the shadows, whites play the light.
In the Washington D.C. area there are Black Squirrels; fuzzy memories from what I heard in my chilhood make me think they're a localized breed but that may be incorrect - do any of you squirrel-experts know?
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Black sqs are mellanistic (sp), or black phase greys. The farther north you go the more you will see, Canada has a bunch. The DC bunch are 'supposidly' from some blacks brought in from London, Ontario. Black fur in sqs is an evolutionary thing that has to do with heat. Black fur absorbs more which does wonders in cold climates:):
And leads my mind to other studies.
Anyone need a subject for a grad paper, that could be it?
Smile, ginger
(Thanks, Thusie)
I,uh, usually prefer my play in that light...............but why............? oh, this is so off topic, interesting, though..........sorry all.
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