Grey Squirrels, like the one pictured here, Unlike rabbits or deer,squirrels cannot digest cellulose and must rely on foods rich in protein, carbohydrates, and fat. In temperate regions early spring is the hardest time of year for squirrels, since buried nuts begin to sprout and are no longer available for the squirrel to eat, and new food sources have not become available yet. During these times squirrels rely heavily on the buds of trees. Squirrels’ diet consists primarily of a wide variety of plant food, includingnuts, seeds, conifer cones, fruits, fungi and green vegetation. However some squirrelsalso consume meat, especially when faced with hunger. Squirrels have been known to eatinsects, eggs, small birds, young snakes and smaller rodents.
Red Squirrels are pictured here.A decline of the red squirrel and the rise of the eastern grey squirrel has been widely remarked upon in British popular culture. It is mostly regarded as the invading greys driving out the native red species.
White Squirrels are pictured here. The Albino Squirrel Preservation Society was founded at the University of Texas at Austin in 2001, and its sister chapter at University of North Texas (UNT) petitioned for an election to name theiralbino squirrel as the university’s secondary mascot. The student body narrowly rejected the call.[27] University of Louisville in Kentucky also has a documented population ofalbino squirrels. Olney, Illinois, known as the “White Squirrel Capital of the World,” is home of the world’s largest known albino-squirrel colony. These squirrels have the right of way on all streets in the town, and are featured on uniform patches of the local police department .
Black Squirrels like the one pictured here is a melanistic subgroup of the eastern grey squirrel. They are common in Midwestern North America and Washington, DC and in some places outnumber the grey squirrels by a ratio of about ten to one
Squirrels can be found in almost all neighborhoods. Grey squirrels are very common where as white squirrels are extremely rare.
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