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Eastern Gray Squirrel Gathering Nuts

By Mia McPherson|October 14th, 2025|Categories: Eastern Gray Squirrels, Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: adult, autumn, bottomland hardwood forest, bottomlands, Eastern Gray Squirrel, fall, gathering, log, mammals, nut, nuts, Sciurus carolinensis, squirrel, squirrels, tree squirrel|

Last week I photographed this Eastern Gray Squirrel mid-morning while they were gathering nuts near Reeves Slough at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge.

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Fox Squirrel Getting Ready To Step Into The New Year

By Mia McPherson|December 27th, 2024|Categories: Arkansas, Fox Squirrels, Sebastian County|Tags: adult, Fox Squirrel, garden, male, morning light, pose, Sciurus niger, squirrel, squirrels, standing, suburban, tree squirrel, tree squirrels, winter, yard|

When I photographed this Fox Squirrel last week, I liked that he was standing up in nice light. Later, when I viewed the image on my laptop, I had to laugh.

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Fox Squirrel Close Up In Fall

By Mia McPherson|December 4th, 2024|Categories: Arkansas, Fox Squirrels, Sebastian County|Tags: autumn, close up, driftwood, fall, feeder, Fox Squirrel, garden, portrait, Sciurus niger, squirrel, squirrels, suburban, tree squirrel, tree squirrels, yard|

I haven’t been seeing many squirrels since the temps started dropping below freezing at night. When this Fox Squirrel showed up, I was happy to photograph them.

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Young Fox Squirrel Photo And Video

By Mia McPherson|October 27th, 2024|Categories: Arkansas, Fox Squirrels, Sebastian County, Video|Tags: Arkansas, autumn, fall, Fox Squirrel, garden, immature, pine straw, running, Sciurus niger, Sebastian County, squirrel, squirrels, suburban, tree squirrel, tree squirrels, video, yard, young|

While I was outside yesterday, I watched and photographed a young Fox Squirrel slowly climb down from an oak tree and run across a thick layer of pine straw.

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Fox Squirrel Gnawing On An Antler

By Mia McPherson|October 19th, 2024|Categories: Arkansas, Fox Squirrels, Sebastian County, Video|Tags: adult, antler, autumn, behavior, chewing, close up, eating, fall, Fox Squirrel, garden, gnawing, Sciurus niger, squirrel, squirrels, suburban, tree squirrel, tree squirrels, video, yard|

For the first time, I saw, photographed, and filmed a Fox Squirrel gnawing on a deer antler, and it was pretty exciting. The squirrel seemed to love it.

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Female Eastern Gray Squirrel Photos Plus A Video Clip

By Mia McPherson|August 12th, 2024|Categories: Arkansas, Eastern Gray Squirrels, Logan County, Mount Magazine State Park, Video|Tags: Arkansas, campground, Eastern Gray Squirrel, female, forest, gathering, hardwood forest, leaves, Logan County, mammals, Mount Magazine State Park, mountains, Sciurus carolinensis, squirrel, squirrels, tree squirrel, tree squirrels, video|

Today, I am sharing two photos and a short video clip of a female Eastern Gray Squirrel as she gathered leaves for her drey at Mount Magazine State Park.

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Fox Squirrel Eating Acorns

By Mia McPherson|August 3rd, 2024|Categories: Arkansas, Fox Squirrels, Sebastian County|Tags: acorn, acorns, adult, chowing down, eating, Fox Squirrel, garden, male, mammals, nibbling, oak tree, Sciurus niger, squirrel, squirrels, summer, tree squirrel, tree squirrels, urban, yard|

Because of cloudy then scorching hot weather, I didn't get out to photograph yesterday morning. But the day before, I focused on a Fox Squirrel eating acorns.

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Fox Squirrel Drinking From A Bird Bath

By Mia McPherson|May 10th, 2024|Categories: Arkansas, Fox Squirrels, Sebastian County|Tags: adult, bird bath, drink, drinking, feeder, Fox Squirrel, garden, mammals, Sciurus niger, squirrel, squirrels, tree squirrel, tree squirrels, urban, water, yard|

I took these photos of a Fox Squirrel when the squirrel came in to enjoy a nice drink of water at my friend Steve's Creek's bird bath in his yard in Arkansas.

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Utah Fox Squirrel Close Ups

By Mia McPherson|December 6th, 2023|Categories: Fox Squirrels, Salt Lake County, Utah|Tags: adult, autumn, close up, fall, Fox Squirrel, home, mammals, nonnative, portrait, Sciurus niger, squirrel, squirrels, tree, tree squirrel, tree squirrels, trunk, urban|

I didn't have to travel far to take close-up photos of this Fox Squirrel. In fact, I photographed the squirrel when I got home from checking out my local pond.

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Standing Fox Squirrel

By Mia McPherson|July 11th, 2023|Categories: Arkansas, Fox Squirrels, Sebastian County|Tags: adult, Fox Squirrel, grass, mammals, Sciurus niger, spring, squirrel, squirrels, tree squirrel, tree squirrels, urban, yard|

This Fox Squirrel was one of the four squirrels my dear friend and wildlife photographer, Steve Creek, had living in his yard at his home in Arkansas.

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Being Squirrely – Eastern Gray Squirrel Photo

By Mia McPherson|November 25th, 2014|Categories: Eastern Gray Squirrels, Florida, Pinellas County, Sawgrass Lake Park|Tags: adult, Eastern Gray Squirrel, male, maple swamp, park, Sciurus carolinensis, squirrel, squirrels, summer, tree squirrel, tree squirrels|

Time got away from me today and I am feeling a little squirrely tonight so I thought what better to post than an Eastern Gray Squirrel?

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