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    Albino Squirrel

    Spotted this scatty little chap foraging in the garden alongside some of his grey cousins! first time I've seen him, hoping it wont be the last






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    He's got his snow coat, ready for Winter!

    Nice photos.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bernie View Post
    He's got his snow coat, ready for Winter!

    Nice photos.
    lol yeh! he's going to blend in nicely when it snows. few facts i found out about them:

    theres around 100,000 per 2.5 million grey squirrels in the UK, majority living in Surrey! most Albino's are born deaf and blind thow im more than certain the way this one was moving he could see and hear. he was tracking the woodys milling around and scarpered when i softly tried opening the back door to get a closer pic!

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    sorry i got my numbers wrong - found the site again - wow!

    ''According to wildlife experts the odds against a pure white squirrel being born are one in 100,000.
    With a grey squirrel population of over 2.5 million in the UK, in theory this would mean that there are only 25 white ones out there at any one time.'' BBC

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    Wow! Now there's something I've not seen before Thanks for sharing.

    IMHO I'm pretty sure he's posing for the picture of the shed-shot!
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    I think they had one on Autum watch the other week amazing
    CLAP clearly loudly, as an order, with pauses

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ashley Cawley View Post
    Wow! Now there's something I've not seen before Thanks for sharing.

    IMHO I'm pretty sure he's posing for the picture of the shed-shot!
    haha, either that or he's looking at his grey pal with contempt as he managed to grab a hazel nut before i opened the back door and they ran to the shed lol

    is it me though or does his tail seem slightly longer?

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    Fantastic pictures, you're a lucky man!!

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    A ghost squirrel!

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    Quote Originally Posted by luresalive View Post
    Fantastic pictures, you're a lucky man!!
    cheers, i had an ultra zoom lense on but didnt get a chance to set a tripod up, so of the 40+ pics i got there was about 5 usable ones

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