Tomorrow is Squirrel Appreciation Day – a day that both we and the squirrels look forward to all year. Here are some of the awesome squirrels we’ve seen in D.C. this past year:
Babies and families
How a family starts:
The next step is gathering soft materials for the nest:
A few weeks later, baby squirrels emerge from the nest:
Adolescent squirrel:
Squirrels at play
Squirrels gathering and eating food
And while it is definitely not advisable to hand-feed a squirrel, it’s fascinating to watch someone else do it:
Albino squirrels
Albino squirrels are rare, but they have been spotted in several locations in the city. The best place to find them is on the Mall.
It’s hard to keep clean when you are white:
Begging for more squirrel photos?
Check out our last year’s squirrel appreciation post, or our 2019 squirrel round-up
photo ©Rob Klug
Thanks for my smile of the day with this post of these cute and playful animals.
Thanks for reading this, Gina!
They are absolutely adorable and glad to see human and animals co-exist peacefully. Thanks for sharing these photos.
Thanks so much!
Wonderful and unusual photos of such lively, busy and fun creatures!
Thanks!