Certainly, there is nothing notable about a gray squirrel, which is probably one of the most common mammals to inhabit Pennsylvania. But when a gray squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) takes on another ...

At first, I thought a black cat had crossed my path, but a second glance out the window revealed the critter was not a cat at all – it was a black squirrel, and a rather burly one at that. Black ...

If your neighborhood has a lot of mature, nut-bearing trees, chances are you also see a lot of gray squirrels. Occasionally, you might notice a squirrel that isn’t gray. Is that a sign of disease?

DEAR JOAN: Part of my early morning entertainment is to watch the community of resident squirrels as they scamper from my huge old walnut tree onto the patio, where the seeds drop from my hanging bird ...

Fox squirrels have a rusty belly and a black outline to their tail. Gray squirrels have a white belly with a tail that looks frosted in white. A black squirrel is a color variation of the gray ...

I often enjoy the more common side of nature, the nature in our own backyards or neighborhood park that we see every day – for example, the eastern gray squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis). It’s likely ...

Craig Shuttleworth does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

The sightings of three black squirrels during a winter’s walk around my block led me down a bit of a rabbit hole. I believe ...

Tweetings, fellow birders and thanks for flying in to read today. This week we’ll change gears a bit and check in on a different type of backyard character. No, they don’t have wings, but they do have ...

Edinburgh Napier University provides funding as a member of The Conversation UK. There are thought to be 2.7 million grey squirrels in the UK, versus only 287,000 red squirrels. The invasive greys, ...

At first, I thought a black cat had crossed my path, but a second glance out the window revealed the critter was not a cat at all – it was a black squirrel, and a rather burly one at that. Black ...