Fifibutton
Wise Old Thumper
He let me come really close today 
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White Squirrel (Pic Overload)
- Thread starter Fifibutton
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sierra*323
Mama Doe
Oh my goodness, he is stunning!! Am I missing something here? Is he surviving in the wild, surely he must be a target? Beautiful pics of a beautiful creature.
Beautiful pics of a beautiful creature.
Fifibutton
Wise Old Thumper
Oh my goodness, he is stunning!! Am I missing something here? Is he surviving in the wild, surely he must be a target?
He is indeed surviving in the wild but he is regular visitor to my parent's garden and other gardens in their street and everyone loves him and feeds him which no doubt is helping to keep him strong. I have noticed the grey squirrels treat him a bit shoddily and he remains apart from them which I also think is why he is fairly tame with us humans. He was first spotted last December and so far he is still with us. I love him and hope he has a good long life. He has even featured in the Scottish Daily Mail and is nicknamed Snowy. Up until today I only ever managed to get distant blurry pics of him but I have built up my friendship with him and he trusts me a lot more now. I think he must be target and my parents live in the country with lots of wildlife so there are predators but I really hope he survives.
Lib_n_bunny
Wise Old Thumper
madcatwoman
Mama Doe
Wow he/she is stunning how lucky you are.
sierra*323
Mama Doe
happysaz133
Wise Old Thumper
He is gorgeous, amazing pics!!!
Bouncing bunnies
Mama Doe
He is stunning
He looks like an albino, as he has red eyes too?
I am not sure if this is a genetic trait or a random mutation
biscandmatt1
Wise Old Thumper
i have never heard of white squirrels! :shock: so cute!
Jenova
Wise Old Thumper
Albinos are caused by a defective enzyme which produces melanin. It means they have no pigment in their skin, hair and eyes. All animals can get I think or all vertebrates anyway. It means the animal is white with pink eyes. Most wild albinos don't survive very long because they are easy targets for predators.
Fifibutton
Wise Old Thumper
This
I think he is rare enough to have made the papers although in a village not far from ours there was a mother/son pair of white squirrels. I think a really rare one would be an albino red though.
Vegan_Bunny
Warren Veteran
Wow! An albino grey squirrel! That's amazing!
You're very lucky to have this beauty visiting your garden!
You're very lucky to have this beauty visiting your garden!
