Sciuridae
 Sciurus niger
(fox squirrel)

Image Caption:
Although tree squirrels don’t hibernate, in especially cold and windy weather only the especially intrepid (or hungry) venture out.

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Fox Squirrel (Sciurus niger rufiventer) in Snow

Image Location: United States, South Dakota, Brookings
Image Date: 2008DEC03
Image Species: Sciurus niger rufiventer
(EXIF Info is accurate – stamped in UTC).

Web Page and Pictures By Peter Leitheiser
Updated: 2009JAN01