Blufftonian
Well-Known Member
Fox squirrels are the largest tree squirrels in North America and about twice the size of the much more common eastern grey squirrels. They occur over most of the eastern USA but (curiously?) aren't found in New England and the north-east. They are called fox squirrels because throughout most of their range the colour of their fur is reddish brown, somewhat resembling a fox. But here in the extreme south east they tend to be mostly grey with black and white "trim"! I've recently seen two young ones in the same location, probably siblings; one all black, and one black and white. Here's the latter from some shots I took yesterday.
Their habits seem very similar to the greys although they seem to be found more often on the ground. Maybe with their larger size they are less concerned about the local red-shouldered hawks!
Here are some older shots of adults with the more typical colours. Unusually I don't think I've ever seen two of these with exactly the same patterned coats.
- NIKON CORPORATION - NIKON D500
- 500.0 mm f/5.6
- 500.0 mm
- ƒ/5.6
- 1/800 sec
- Other
- Manual exposure
- 1
- ISO 2500
- NIKON CORPORATION - NIKON D500
- 500.0 mm f/5.6
- 500.0 mm
- ƒ/5.6
- 1/800 sec
- Other
- Manual exposure
- 1
- ISO 2200
Their habits seem very similar to the greys although they seem to be found more often on the ground. Maybe with their larger size they are less concerned about the local red-shouldered hawks!
Here are some older shots of adults with the more typical colours. Unusually I don't think I've ever seen two of these with exactly the same patterned coats.
- NIKON CORPORATION - NIKON D7200
- 500.0 mm
- ƒ/8
- 1/400 sec
- Pattern
- Auto exposure
- ISO 900
- NIKON CORPORATION - NIKON D500
- 370.0 mm
- ƒ/5.6
- 1/1600 sec
- Pattern
- Manual exposure
- ISO 360
- NIKON CORPORATION - NIKON D500
- 500.0 mm
- ƒ/6.3
- 1/1250 sec
- Spot
- Manual exposure
- ISO 7200
Thanks for sharing these.
