Odd grey squirrels

Paul Hoskins · August 31, 2017, 01:27:33 PM

There has been an odd colored grey squirrel hanging around the feeding station this year. Today there was two of them. Both have red bellies. Possibly littermates. One is obviously a female. I have seen them with light grey bellies but these are the only ones I've seen with red bellies. Several years ago there was a pibald fox squirrel hanging around. These two squirrels are very skittish. Most of the regular grey's will stay put when I go outside. Not this pair. The pictures look blurry to me but everything else does too. .......Paul H

recoil junky · August 31, 2017, 03:59:50 PM

Not sure what they have in town, but they look like those and they have a "redish" or "orange" belly too . . . . . maybe?

gitano · August 31, 2017, 04:05:22 PM

Not sure what's going on, Paul. Those look more "grey" than "fox", but difficult to tell. I've never heard of greys and foxes interbreeding, but I suppose it might happen under the 'right' circumstances.

Paul

Paul Hoskins · September 01, 2017, 03:00:07 AM

Paul, I have never heard of squirrels interbreeding between species either. These squirrels "look" like grey squirrels in every way except being slightly darker in color & the rust red belly instead of the normal white. Fox squirrels have a light orange belly. Much lighter in color than these two. I do know canines will interbreed but not cats to my knowledge. Once had a grey fox/dog mix. Beautiful little animal with both fox & dog traits. Looked & acted more fox than dog. Silent trailer but barked in the hole but only barked once when treed. Gun shy & would disappear for two or three days if you fired a gun around her. ......Paul H

Odd grey squirrels

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