Black Squirrel

One of the pleasures of living in the woods is the number of animals I've come to recognize. It's pathetic but before I moved here I could probably only identify three or four birds (robin, blue jay, cardinal . . .). A favorite new animal for me is the black squirrel. This animal came to our area in 1902 when they were introduced at the National Zoo. Some squirrels escaped the zoo and have been spreading out to surrounding counties ever since. Here's a photo of a black squirrel: