Photos by Steven
In recent months, there have been sightings of a squirrel with a dappled mix of white, brown and grey —or maybe you see blue and black. (Jeremiah Moss first shared an image of the squirrel on Instagram in late December).
We don't recall seeing it before then... what's known as a piebald squirrel... Steven took these photos yesterday...
Per AZ Animals: "White squirrels are a genetic rarity caused by either albinism or leucism. Although there are over two million Eastern grey squirrels in North America, piebald — also known as pied or leucistic — squirrels make up a small fraction of the total squirrel population."
The site says that if you see one, "then you can consider yourself lucky."
Thank you! I am now feeling lucky, punks!
ReplyDeleteWhat a cutie!
ReplyDeleteI see it wearing a blue or black dress.
ReplyDeleteNo more dye! Gone natural and loving it 😍
ReplyDeleteVery pretty!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful creature!
ReplyDeleteBetter not just be another opossum in disguise
ReplyDeleteThat squirrel is an East Village slacker
ReplyDeleteLoved this story and Steven's stellar photos.
ReplyDeleteHow great to learn that
a/ such a rare and fancy squirrel even exists
b/ we have one nearby.
It looks like a Steiff creation. Adorable!
Jeanne Krier
Exactly
DeleteVery cool and thanks Steven - lets hope he/she is pals with all the other woodland critters and hawks in our beloved park
ReplyDeleteSweet little thing. My friend and I used to feed squirrels in Stuyvesant. They were friendly.
ReplyDeleteThere is a black and white piebald in Stuy Town as well.
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