Hang In There
by Mindy Bench
Title
Hang In There
Artist
Mindy Bench
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Eastern fox squirrel
The Eastern fox squirrel (Sciurus niger), also a native of the East Coast
is a large squirrel, 18 to 24 inches long and has reddish-brown fur with
a tan to reddish/orangish belly. Like the Eastern gray squirrel, it was
intentionally introduced to urban areas in the early 1920s as pets and
watchable wildlife. The fox squirrel has become the most common
backyard squirrel in the Portland Metro area and is believed to have
contributed to the decline of native squirrel species. Fox squirrels are
notorious for breeding “out of season,” meaning they breed nearly year round with the exception of the winter months. Kits have been found after October 1 and before April. http://www.dfw.state.or.us/wildlife/living_with/docs/TreeSquirrels.pdf
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April 9th, 2013
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Comments (1)
Roy McPeak
Cool capture Mindy! v/f!
Mindy Bench replied:
Thank you so much Roy, I just love animals and nature, sometimes I feel like Snow white, animals kind of stop and come to me or look at me for a while.