I met a new friend on the hiking trail.

Something I’ve never seen in Wisconsin before! I discovered that black squirrels are not a separate species, but have black fur due to a hereditary overabundance of melanin. This black beauty is an eastern gray squirrel.

Reaching high for a mouthful of tasty treats.

All this gloomy weather has made me a little squirrelly.

“Don’t look now, but I think we’re being followed.”

Maybe if I keep very still, I’ll blend in with the tree and the human won’t notice.

I came across several grey squirrels while out on a hike. Some seemed just as interested in me as I was in them.