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Mammal Tracks and Sign
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Grey Squirrel
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TRACKS |
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Photo by Alexis Burnett
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Grey Squirrel tracks in snow; direction
of travel is "up."
Grey Squirrels are bounders, and in
their normal bounding travel their rear feet actually come up in
front of their front feet.
In this photo, the rear feet are
larger -- they are above (ahead of) the front feet, which are
smaller.
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This squirrel paused at the edge here
before moving on.
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A nice set of Grey Squirrel tracks
across my front porch one winter's day.
The squirrel in this case is traveling
away from the camera.
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One set of tracks from the series in the
preceding photograph.
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A set of tracks in fresh snow in the
wild, with a tape measure to show their size.
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In deep snow a squirrel's body will
leave a trough as it has to struggle to get through the snow.
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A set of bounding tracks in deep snow.
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THE ANIMAL |
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A typical Grey Squirrel
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Grey Squirrels can also be completely
black. These "Black Squirrels" are the same species as the grey
coloured ones.
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In the Niagara Glen there is a race of
Grey Squirrels with unusual colouring. Their bodies are
chocolate brown with blonde tails.
I have heard that there are blonde ones in
Kingston, Ontario.
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Similar species:
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