Re: Mixed phase squirrel
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06/29/22 10:31 AM
06/29/22 10:31 AM
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Macthediver
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Had one like that here in yard few years ago. Was going to wait until he was nice prime airgun it for taxidermist. Heard big bang and lights blinked. Went outside found that squirrel laying bottom of power pole kinda blown up and smoking. Guess didn't know not to play with electricity. Have not seen another black with blonde tail since. Have seen some blonde ones and black ones.
Mac
"Never Forget Which Way Is Up"
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Re: Mixed phase squirrel
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06/29/22 10:40 AM
06/29/22 10:40 AM
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Turtledale
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See quite a few out back and in town. About every mix of color you can dream up almost always a different color tail. Sometimes an off brown body and a regular looking tail
NYSTA, NTA, FTA, life member Erie county trappers assn.,life member Catt.county trappers
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Re: Mixed phase squirrel
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06/29/22 11:34 AM
06/29/22 11:34 AM
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J.Morse
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What your seeing is a regular black colored Grey Squirrel that is molting to it's summer hair. The tail hair is the last to change, and many of them get bleached out by the sun and appear it be weird colored. I haven't the foggiest idea why all of the black ones don't turn into blonde-tailed squirrels. We have a pile of blacks here and only a couple of our "yard squirrels" will get the bleached out red/blonde tails late in the spring/early summer. A month from now their tails will be the same color as their body.
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