Eastern Gray Squirrel

[Airedale1]

Okay, they're everywhere, I still like to take their pictures though.:)

http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h33/Airedale1/gray-1.jpg

[Jonas Pilot]

Congratulations on capturing such a rare species! As always, great capture.

[Lakesrider]

Try to get a good picture of a red squirrel next time. I'd like one for target practice......;)

[TOAD]

Great shot....clarity is ridiculous!

[Newbiesaukee]

I like the little guys...this is a great shot ( but yours always are)

[SteveA]

Great Shot as usual!

Just on my way home 20 minuets ago I spotted a Black Squirrel crossing Alvah Wilson Road. Wish I had the sense to take a snap shot with my cell phone.

I'm familiar with them from my work travel to Ohio and the Buffalo area. First time I ever saw one here in NH. I did do a "goggle" for Black Squirrel New Hampshire and they have been spotted and photograph a number of times in NH.

This is a picture of one we saw in Niagara Falls last October. They are a little bit smaller than the Eastern Gray.

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[Airedale1]

Great Shot as usual!

Just on my way home 20 minuets ago I spotted a Black Squirrel crossing Alvah Wilson Road. Wish I had the sense to take a snap shot with my cell phone.

I'm familiar with them from my work travel to Ohio and the Buffalo area. First time I ever saw one here in NH. I did do a "goggle" for Black Squirrel New Hampshire and they have been spotted and photograph a number of times in NH.

This is a picture of one we saw in Niagara Falls last October. They are a little bit smaller than the Eastern Gray.



Nice capture of the black Steve. I have never seen one before.

[SIKSUKR]

Man, I wish I had the equipment, patience, and talent to take photos of that quality. Just incredible Airedale. Love em.

I just missed you at Niagara Steve as I was there in late September. I saw more than a few of those black squirrels on Goat Island, right above the falls.

[CateP]

Having raised one of these little fellas from a baby, I can say I have a special affection for the gray squirrel. The one I had was a rescue and was raised on goat's milk. He became a family pet that would ride on your shoulder. He had a bit of Jeckyll/ Hyde personality. In the fall he would go into panic gathering mode (with his regular food) and would bite if you tried to distract him. The rest of the time he was really mellow and would enjoy little massages on his belly. He had a big nice cage in the house with a tree and nesting hammock, but we would let him out for play time. He was riot.
Miss him.

[KBoater]

My grey squirrels, that played on the stone wall behind my house,
disappeared over the winter. I did gain a fisher cat.

[VitaBene]

The squirrels and chipmunks tat frolicked on our stone walls have diminished greatly as well. the bobcat that I saw walking the wall must have had something to do with it.

[ApS]

Having raised one of these little fellas from a baby, I can say I have a special affection for the gray squirrel.
I've rescued two. :coolsm:

Both tiny critters were brought to me very tenderly—by my male Mini-Dachshund! :eek2:

[jmen24]

I've rescued two. :coolsm:

Both tiny critters were brought to me very tenderly—by my male Mini-Dachshund! :eek2:

Rescued and returned to the place that your dog found them, I hope. NH requires you to be a licensed wildlife rehabilitator, where you can be placed of a list so other people can bring injured or orphaned animal to you for help. Knowing a small mammal rehabilitator personally (one of only 2 in Merrimack County), the human contact needs to remain very minimal. I hope that is the course you took with the wild animals brought to you by your dog, and you didn't try to tame them for your enjoyment. ;)

[CateP]

Rescued and returned to the place that your dog found them, I hope. NH requires you to be a licensed wildlife rehabilitator, where you can be placed of a list so other people can bring injured or orphaned animal to you for help. Knowing a small mammal rehabilitator personally (one of only 2 in Merrimack County), the human contact needs to remain very minimal. I hope that is the course you took with the wild animals brought to you by your dog, and you didn't try to tame them for your enjoyment. ;)

Just an added note to my story of our pet squirrel... I lived with a certified wildlife rehabilitator at the time and the reason we kept him was because he had a nerve disorder and would not have survived in the wild. His name was "Shaky" because...well, he shaked.

I am a strong advocate of not trying to tame wild animals or keep them as pets. I am more interested in preserving habitat and leaving no trace when I am a visitor in their home.

[Argie's Wife]

Just an added note to my story of our pet squirrel... I lived with a certified wildlife rehabilitator at the time and the reason we kept him was because he had a nerve disorder and would not have survived in the wild. His name was "Shaky" because...well, he shaked.

I am a strong advocate of not trying to tame wild animals or keep them as pets. I am more interested in preserving habitat and leaving no trace when I am a visitor in their home.


You should've named him "Martini" - shaken, not stirred. ;):D

[ApS]

Rescued and returned to the place that your dog found them, I hope. NH requires you to be a licensed wildlife rehabilitator, where you can be placed of a list so other people can bring injured or orphaned animal to you for help. Knowing a small mammal rehabilitator personally (one of only 2 in Merrimack County), the human contact needs to remain very minimal. I hope that is the course you took with the wild animals brought to you by your dog, and you didn't try to tame them for your enjoyment. ;)
None of my dogs could be compared to Lassie!

:o In spite of the many hours involved in the training of my mini-Dachshunds, I'm embarrassed to report—excepting dinner-time—none ever had an attention-span I would call particularly long. :emb:

I put those babies into my shirt pocket, and transported them to a registered wildlife rehabilitation center—leaving a donation as well. The center's name?

"Wee Care". :)