Squirrel Appreciation Day

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:

©Rob Klug

Babies and families

How a family starts:

©Rob Klug

The next step is gathering soft materials for the nest:

©Miki Jourdan

A few weeks later, baby squirrels emerge from the nest:

©Rob Klug
©Rob Klug
©Rob Klug

Adolescent squirrel:

©Rob Klug

Squirrels at play

©Angela N.
©Angela N.

Squirrels gathering and eating food

©Angela N.
©Angela N.
©Rob Klug
©Rob Klug

And while it is definitely not advisable to hand-feed a squirrel, it’s fascinating to watch someone else do it:

©Rob Klug
©Rob Klug

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.

©Miki Jourdan
©Rob Klug
©Victoria Pickering
©Rob Klug
©Rob Klug

It’s hard to keep clean when you are white:

©Rob Klug

Begging for more squirrel photos?

Check out our last year’s squirrel appreciation post, or our 2019 squirrel round-up

photo ©Rob Klug

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6 Comments

  1. They are absolutely adorable and glad to see human and animals co-exist peacefully. Thanks for sharing these photos.

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