Sciuridae
Sciurus carolinensis
(eastern gray squirrel)

Image Caption:
A gray squirrel (sciurus carolinensis) eats a willow oak (Quercus phellos) acorn.  Due to the high tannin content, the willow oak is not the squirrel's preferred acorn (Carey, 1992), but gray squirrels eat the willow oak acorns when available.

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Sciurus carolinensis carolinensis (Easter Gray Squirrel) eating a Willow Oak Acorn
Works Cited:

Carey, J. H. (1992.)  "Quercus phellos." Fire Effects Information System [Online].   U.S. Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station.  Retrieved April 4, 2009, from http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/.  (Link).

Image Location: United States, Virginia, Norfolk
Image Date: 2008MAY01
Species: Sciurus carolinensis carolinensis
 (EXIF information is accurate – stamped in UTC).

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