The Washington Post’s Squirrel Week has sadly ended with the recent retirement of John Kelly. But not to fear – we are going to declare this week as Squirrel Week and share our favorite squirrel photos.
The albino squirrels are some of our favorites. They are rare, but can be found on the Mall and in some neighborhoods. We wrote about them recently.
Prairie dogs
Prairie dogs are close relatives of squirrels, and since they are so cute (and easy to view at the National Zoo), we’re including them here. But note, they can be killers – murdering their cousins, the Wyoming ground squirrels, when they are competing for the same territory.
Wonderful photography – such cute subjects😊
Thanks!
After I moved away from the DC area John Kelley’s annual Squirrel Week was the main reason I subscribed to the online edition of the Post!
Agreed – Kelly’s Squirrel Week was definitely a highlight!
I loved reading John Kelly’s column and will miss it. But no squirrel week is truly a loss!
We are all missing John Kelly’s Squirrel Week!