Squirrel Week



The Washington Post

Today marks the start of the first John Kelly’s Washington “Squirrel Week”: an entire week’s worth of columns devoted to "that most common of mammals".
http://www.washingtonpost.com/john-kelly/2011/03/02/AB3gs5M_page.html

"If the sight of a squirrel angers you or elicits no discernible emotion, turn away now, for now begins my annual celebration of the family Sciuridae, of the order Rodentia. Now begins Squirrel Week."
http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/an-aerial-salute-to-squirrel-week-2013/2013/04/06/e111c426-9c92-11e2-9a79-eb5280c81c63_story.html

"The spring baby squirrel season is well underway for wildlife rehabilitators throughout our area."
http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/into-the-mouths-of-babes--squirrel-babes-that-is/2013/04/07/2bcf442e-9d98-11e2-9a79-eb5280c81c63_story.html

Birdseed Wars
http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/a-report-from-the-front-lines-of-the-squirrel-birdseed-wars/2013/04/08/d5afd0ee-9faf-11e2-9c03-6952ff305f35_story.html

Zen of the Squirrel
http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/the-zen-of-the-squirrel/2013/04/09/ad5a044c-a12c-11e2-82bc-511538ae90a4_story.html

Through the eyes of  a squirrel
http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/experiencing-world-events-through-the-eyes-of-a-squirrel/2013/04/10/dee513f8-a1e5-11e2-9c03-6952ff305f35_story.html

I was particularly interested in this article about where the black squirrels of Washington DC come from, since we also have black squirrels at PCV here in NYC.  In fact the squirrels of PCV come in all shades of black -- from pitch black to burgundy to brindle to brown to red-brown, as well as gray and cinnamon.
http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2011-04-01/local/35207995_1_black-squirrels-gray-squirrels-sciurus

 Q&A:
 http://live.washingtonpost.com/squirrel-week-040813.html