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22-Oct-2020 Donald E. Casavecchia

Black Squirrel

Lake Frederick, Virginia

A melanistic jet-black phenotype Eastern Gray Squirrel - 'Black Morph'
Lived in Fairfax, Va for 8 years; Warrenton, Va for 25 years, and never say a black squirrel.
Here in the White Post, Va area (this one spotted at Lake Frederick) been seeing lots of these.
See 'previous' for the full shot.

Nikon D800 ,AF-S VR Nikkor 70-200mm f2.8G with TC 2.0 E II
1/500s f/5.6 at 600mm iso1000
DX Image Cropped 4x6" Landscape with Size Reduced for Internet Viewing full exif

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Fabienne23-Oct-2020 21:34
C’est une superbe photo. L’écureuil est très beau avec ces couleurs d’automne de l’arrière-plan.
Allan Jay22-Oct-2020 21:14
Great find!
Tom Munson22-Oct-2020 19:28
Beautiful critter and capture, Don. One we don't have in our area.
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