Sorry for the poor quality of the pic...this is Erasmus

Erasmus, the squirrel. Is he this dark color or is that the pic. He seems almost black.

Yes, Erasmus is a black squirrel. I'm going to get some better pics of him when it stops raining...he has a lovely lush tail and is very well fed...

Never seen a black squirrel Lori............

He's huge...I thought it was a cat, lol :)

When the weather improves I plan on getting a few more shots of E and his family...another that has started to visit along with E. is quite large also but he's almost brindle...somewhere between the black and gray...with reddish elements! Quite handsome, really. Erasmus isn't the largest of the squirrels, Tg. will try for a better shot next time so you can have an idea of scale.

Hello Erasmus! He looks very well fed Lori. Does he come looking for you? The ones in my yard look right into the kitchen window at me if I dare to be late setting there seeds out,lol! It drives poor Tequila crazy!

Alas!, GZ...I'm glad they maintain a bit of distance...because the squirrel police (Mandy) thinks it's her job to chase them to the fence and bark at them til they leave the vicinity.... She's done this all her life and some things can't be changed, however, she is become forgetful and doesn't see as well as she used to...plus getting up and down with her old hips causes her to be less agile...so she's not as vigilant and the squirrels seem to notice it...they come very quietly (no cheeky scolding) and munch the peanuts, check out the bird feeder and disappear with cheeks bulging...! Erasmus is the most confident of them all...I've watched him watching Mandy watching him!