THERESA–Loved your comment about AmTrak..! We hear from family in Alexandria, Virginia that black squirrels make the
Washington D.C. area so special…their photos are
prized by local chambers of
commerce…

there are many black squirrels in La Crosse, WI on the mississippi

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Yes, when I lived in DC, I saw lots of gorgeous black squirrels near the zoo. But I doubt they are escapees. A local color, that’s all.

I dont think that I have every seen a black squirrel

I’ve seen black sqwerls in the UK too, on an estate in Bedfordshire. Apparently as it’s so isolated there the black fur gene doesn’t get bred out, even tho there are Greys in the next village. European Red Sqwerls are susceptible to a disease the American Greys are carriers of, as well as having a more selective diet, so as soon as Greys move into their territory they tend to die out, which is why the Greys have spread over most of Britain now. Reds are much smaller and have tufty ears, they look quite different to the US ones. Native population mostly in Scotland and remote areas. Of course i think the UK version is cuter, but i may be biased… http://www.forestry.gov.uk/forestry/Redsquirrel

I live in Australia. I spent 6 months in the US in High School. One of the best days was getting out of bed when it had snowed a really pretty clingy snow overnight and watching the squirrels running through the trees and jumping though the snow. I love Squirels. I have photos feeding some in London. We don’t get them here.

@Gretaperl:
Conversation piece or conversation stopper?

Growing up in Wisconsin, I only remember grey squirrels*; here in Kansas, they’re more brown, with reddish sides and a white underbelly — very pretty!
*The exception was a strain of albino squirrels in Waukesha, WI — we thought they were so cool that when one of them got his po’ little self electrocuted on a utility line, my dad had him stuffed — now THERE’S a conversation piece!

And yes, I just called them “squirEELS”. lol.