Showing posts with label albino squirrel. Show all posts
Showing posts with label albino squirrel. Show all posts

Saturday, 24 August 2013

He's all white! Extraordinary pictures capture rare albino squirrel playing in a garden in SUSSEX

These extraordinary pictures capture one of Britain's rarest animals - an albino squirrel.

The red-eyed rodent was glimpsed by wildlife enthusiast Patrick Sullivan, 66, in a park near his home almost three months ago.

But despite regularly stalking the woodland he was never able to capture the rare animal on camera.

The pensioner spent days re-stocking his bird feeder only to be greeted by half a dozen of the animals' grey cousins.

Disappointed Mr Sullivan was about to give up on ever tracking down the rare animal, but last week his luck changed.

He glanced outside to check on his bird feeder and was stunned to see the red-eyed albino squirrel staring back at him.

The former publisher said he was delighted to have finally caught the animal on film.

Mr Sullivan, from East Grinstead, Sussex, said: 'When we saw the white squirrel a few months ago darting through the trees, we couldn't believe our eyes.



Monday, 22 October 2012

Albino squirrel in Minnesota


October 2012. Reader Pat Wolesky, from Minnesota USA, has sent us this image of an albino squirrel. 
Pat says "We have quite a few albino squirrels, who have no camouflage from April until November, but have great camouflage during our snowy winters. I saw this one for the first time this spring, and he has done well. I saw him again today. With all the hawks, eagles, coyotes, foxes, etc. in that area he has done very well, and the onset of snow is due very soon in Minnesota.

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