Black Squirrel (actually melanistic Eastern Gray Squirrel, Sciurus carolinensis)
The Black Squirrels (or actually melanistic Eastern Gray Squirrel, Sciurus carolinensis) of Point Gratiot Park in Dunkirk, NY were doing quite well on November 11, 2013 grabbing all the food they could while they can. Despite that fact this one struck the classic, “Please sir I’m starving!” pose for me. It better fatten up soon as more snow and cold air is on the way with a frontal passage coming through our region tonight.
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