Albino eastern grey squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)

Posted on October 28, 2015 by Eliza Waters

Wow, one in 100,000… Just had to reblog this. A little ghoul all dressed for Halloween!

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24 Responses to Albino eastern grey squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)

  1. Walking My Path: Mindful Wanderings in Nature's avatar Walking My Path: Mindful Wanderings in Nature says:
    October 28, 2015 at 6:50 pm

    Very cool. I would imagine they are a lot more vulnerable – so easy to see. They don’t really blend in with anything except snow.

  2. hitandrun1964's avatar hitandrun1964 says:
    October 28, 2015 at 7:09 pm

    How wonderful. So very beautiful. ❤

  3. arlingwoman's avatar arlingwoman says:
    October 28, 2015 at 7:13 pm

    There’s a place called Olney, IL, known for its white squirrels…

    • Eliza Waters's avatar Eliza Waters says:
      October 28, 2015 at 7:39 pm

      I just looked it up. They have 77 white squirrels as of this year’s census, down from 100 last year. Huge loss – 25%! They take their mascot pretty seriously…the bylaws protecting them are impressive. Cats are not allowed to roam free and they are going after ferals. Thanks for the heads up!

  4. Val T Boyko's avatar Val Boyko says:
    October 28, 2015 at 7:44 pm

    May it snow lightly and keep him safer than his buddies this winter!

  5. dorannrule's avatar dorannrule says:
    October 28, 2015 at 10:37 pm

    Wow! What a little beauty!

  6. Laurie Graves's avatar Laurie Graves says:
    October 29, 2015 at 8:16 am

    Wow! I have never seen one. I love “little spirit in the woods.”

  8. ladyfi's avatar ladyfi says:
    October 29, 2015 at 10:19 am

    Wow – how lovely!

  9. Kathy Sturr's avatar Kathy Sturr says:
    October 29, 2015 at 1:10 pm

    In TI Park where I work they are overrun with black squirrels – never have seen a white one!

    • Eliza Waters's avatar Eliza Waters says:
      October 29, 2015 at 1:18 pm

      Apparently, black and white are variations of the gray, but true albinos are quite rare. There are a few black squirrels around here that we see occasionally, but like you, never a white one!

  10. Robin's avatar Robin says:
    October 29, 2015 at 2:09 pm

    Wow! What an interesting looking squirrel.

  11. AmyRose🌹's avatar AmyRose🌹 says:
    October 29, 2015 at 4:49 pm

    WOW!!! What a shot!!! How incredible!!!! How these creatures in this world are just amazing to me. ❤

  12. Joanne's avatar Joanne says:
    November 2, 2015 at 3:14 am

    A very unusual little fellow. 🙂

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