A Red Squirrel? / myLot

Louisville, Kentucky

April 8, 2016 5:11am CST

Yesterday while my brother was out on the balcony, he said that he saw a squirrel that was almost the same color as Daisy. Daisy is reddish blonde, but more red than blonde. I have never seen any other color of squirrel besides the normal gray one. I tried to look it up on the internet and found out that there is one called an American Red Squirrel or Pine Squirrel. They are a little larger than a chipmunk so evidently they are smaller than the normal squirrel is. I know there are also squirrels that are black and albino squirrels that are white. Have you ever seen a red squirrel like the picture above? Or a squirrel that is a different color than the normal gray? We have quite a menagerie of animals here. We have a little partridge family that has taken up residence, as well as blue jays, cardinals, robins, finches, crows, hawks, vultures/buzzards, turkeys, squirrels and deer.

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Oshy

@TiarasOceanView (70035)

• United States

8 Apr 16

So cool my friend..sounds like you are really enjoying the wild life there so beautiful

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Kimberley

@mom210 (9038)

• United States

8 Apr 16

We do not have any squirrels here, Bo our hunting dog, thinks the yard is his, all his.

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Sharon

@simone10 (54189)

• Louisville, Kentucky

13 Jul 16

I have a dog like that who is very territorial. If we lived in a house, I'm sure she would run any critters away.

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Kimberley

@mom210 (9038)

• United States

13 Jul 16

@simone10 He has a yard beeper system where he can only go so far or it beeps at him (no shock, just beep). He knows his area and just how far he can go, sometimes I think the deer do too. They love to torture him, they stand just on the edge of his area, where he cannot get to him, and just stand and look at him. kind of like "hahaha you can't get us!!" poor Bo

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Sharon

@simone10 (54189)

• Louisville, Kentucky

14 Jul 16

@mom210 It takes a lot of discipline for Bo to stay in his area and not chase after the deer.

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marcyaz

@Marcyaz (35316)

• United States

8 Apr 16

Here the squirrels are gray and I have never seen any squirrels a different color so I have learned something new today. Thanks for the information.

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marcyaz

@Marcyaz (35316)

• United States

13 Jul 16

@simone10 Nice to learn something new about the squirrel color, isn't it?

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Sharon

@simone10 (54189)

• Louisville, Kentucky

13 Jul 16

You are welcome! I didn't know there were any other color squirrels but grey ones either.

Sharon

@simone10 (54189)

• Louisville, Kentucky

14 Jul 16

@Marcyaz Yes it is

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Morning Girl

@salonga (27775)

• Philippines

8 Apr 16

No, I only see normal gray squirrels but would love to see a red one for sure.

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Morning Girl

@salonga (27775)

• Philippines

13 Jul 16

@simone10 Just make sure you can capture a pic when you see one so you can share with us.

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Sharon

@simone10 (54189)

• Louisville, Kentucky

14 Jul 16

@salonga I definitely will.

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Sharon

@simone10 (54189)

• Louisville, Kentucky

13 Jul 16

I would love to see one also. I have been impatiently looking for one ever since my brother told me about the red one he saw.

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sofs

@sofssu (23662)

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13 Jul 16

My friend from Canada keeps sending pictures of the red squirrel living in a walnut tree in his backyard.We only have grey ones here. Wow looks like you live in a beautiful place.. with all those birds and animals visiting you.

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sofs

@sofssu (23662)

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14 Jul 16

@simone10 Sounds wonderful to me. I haven't been here on the site for a while and i guess i have missed your posts.. so you have moved to Kentucky.

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Sharon

@simone10 (54189)

• Louisville, Kentucky

15 Jul 16

@sofssu Yes, we moved here back in March. We originally moved from Vegas to Tennessee, from Tennessee to Arkansas and then Arkansas to Kentucky. Wow, that's a lot of moving.

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Sharon

@simone10 (54189)

• Louisville, Kentucky

14 Jul 16

It is beautiful here in Kentucky. I love sitting out on my patio in the mornings, listening to the birds while I drink my coffee.

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ElizabethWallace

@ElizabethWallace (12074)

• United States

8 Apr 16

This one is very pretty. I love that there is wildlife where I live, and enjoy seeing them. I don't interact with them, however. I don't want their fleas or diseases.

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Sharon

@simone10 (54189)

• Louisville, Kentucky

13 Jul 16

I don't interact with them either for the same reason you do. I just enjoy watching them in their natural habitat.

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ElizabethWallace

@ElizabethWallace (12074)

• United States

13 Jul 16

@simone10 This is far too logical for everyone to do.

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UpbeatRae

@carebear29 (31961)

• Wausau, Wisconsin

9 Apr 16

I had a little red squirrel run next to me couple weeks ago and scared the crap out of me.

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Juliaacv

@Juliaacv (48457)

• Canada

8 Apr 16

I have never seen a red squirrel I like the brownish grey ones the best.

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Sharon

@simone10 (54189)

• Louisville, Kentucky

13 Jul 16

I've never seen a red one either. Like you, we mostly have the grey ones.

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Marlina

@marlina (154166)

• Canada

8 Apr 16

WE have black and grey squirrels around here. Never seen a red one, they are cute!

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Sharon

@simone10 (54189)

• Louisville, Kentucky

13 Jul 16

I would love to see a black one. I know we have them here but I haven't seen one yet.

Gudheart

@gudheart (12659)

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9 Apr 16

I heard they are becoming extinct here in the UK. Mostly seen grey ones here.

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Sharon

@simone10 (54189)

• Louisville, Kentucky

13 Jul 16

Yes, I mostly see grey ones too. We have lived here 4 months and I still haven't seen the red one my brother saw.

M.-L.

@MALUSE (69413)

• Germany

4 Aug 16

European squirrels look like the one in your photo.

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Sharon

@simone10 (54189)

• Louisville, Kentucky

5 Aug 16

I would love to see a squirrel that color. So far, all I see are the usual grey ones.

Shannon

@fawkes62 (1276)

• United States

18 Apr 16

I think I used to see red squirrels as a kid, but lately all I've seen are the grey squirrels. That sounds like a lot of animals to get to see around there.

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Sharon

@simone10 (54189)

• Louisville, Kentucky

13 Jul 16

I don't ever remember seeing a red squirrel. Yes, there are a lot of animals where we live and I love it.