Eastern Gray Squirrel

Airedale1 · 06-29-2011, 04:34 PM

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

Jonas Pilot · 06-29-2011, 04:47 PM

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

Lakesrider · 06-29-2011, 08:48 PM

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

TOAD · 06-30-2011, 04:36 AM

Great shot....clarity is ridiculous!

Newbiesaukee · 06-30-2011, 02:34 PM

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

SteveA · 06-30-2011, 06:16 PM

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 · 07-01-2011, 05:27 AM

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Originally Posted by 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.

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

SIKSUKR · 07-08-2011, 02:02 PM

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 · 07-14-2011, 11:48 AM

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 · 07-14-2011, 04:59 PM

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

VitaBene · 07-16-2011, 08:33 PM

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 · 07-17-2011, 06:04 AM

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Originally Posted by CateP

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.

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

jmen24 · 07-19-2011, 01:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Acres per Second

I've rescued two.

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

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 · 07-20-2011, 11:48 AM

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Originally Posted by jmen24

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 · 07-20-2011, 03:43 PM

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Originally Posted by CateP

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.

ApS · 07-21-2011, 03:28 AM

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Originally Posted by jmen24

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!

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.

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".

06-29-2011, 04:34 PM	#1
Airedale1 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Laconia Posts: 595 Thanks: 557 Thanked 1,569 Times in 274 Posts	Eastern Gray Squirrel Okay, they're everywhere, I still like to take their pictures though. __________________ "The true meaning of life is to plant trees, under whose shade you do not expect to sit." Nelson Henderson (1865-1943)

06-30-2011, 04:36 AM	#4
TOAD Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Soon to be Moultonboro Posts: 258 Thanks: 1 Thanked 81 Times in 34 Posts	Great shot....clarity is ridiculous! __________________ "Government is not reason, it is not eloquence, it is force; like fire, a troublesome servant and a fearful master. Never for a moment should it be left to irresponsible action.....Unknown....but attributed to George Washington

06-30-2011, 02:34 PM	#5
Newbiesaukee Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Coral Gables, winter; Long Island, summer Posts: 1,349 Thanks: 922 Thanked 569 Times in 295 Posts	I like the little guys...this is a great shot ( but yours always are) __________________ "You're only young once, but you can be immature forever."

06-30-2011, 06:16 PM	#6
SteveA Deceased Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Gilford, NH Posts: 2,311 Thanks: 1,070 Thanked 2,053 Times in 496 Posts	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. __________________ "Before you criticize someone, walk a mile in his shoes. That way, if he gets angry he'll be a mile away and barefoot!" unknown

07-08-2011, 02:02 PM	#8
SIKSUKR Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 5,075 Thanks: 215 Thanked 903 Times in 509 Posts	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. __________________ SIKSUKR

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06-29-2011, 04:47 PM	#2
Jonas Pilot Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Wolfeboro, New Hampshire is my home, 24-7-365 Posts: 1,686 Thanks: 1,047 Thanked 336 Times in 189 Posts	Congratulations on capturing such a rare species! As always, great capture.

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07-14-2011, 11:48 AM	#9
CateP Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Wolfeboro Posts: 868 Thanks: 584 Thanked 540 Times in 210 Posts	My Pet Squirrel 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.

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07-14-2011, 04:59 PM	#10
KBoater Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Wolfeboro Posts: 521 Thanks: 10 Thanked 29 Times in 15 Posts	My grey squirrels My grey squirrels, that played on the stone wall behind my house, disappeared over the winter. I did gain a fisher cat. __________________ Home Permanently in NH

07-16-2011, 08:33 PM	#11
VitaBene Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Moultonborough Posts: 3,530 Thanks: 1,570 Thanked 1,601 Times in 821 Posts	Bobcat 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.

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