Good evening Whitey
By JJ
@JolietJake (50190)
May 15, 2017 7:02pm CST
Just hanging out in the front yard for a bit of supper.
Scar is out there, but he's lazing on the porch so Whitey isn't too concerned about him.
Odd to have that much corn out there still, Dad fed them probably 4 hours ago, guess no one was real hungry this afternoon.
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@much2say (57710)
• Los Angeles, California
16 May 17
@JolietJake Serious? Lots of albinos out there I guess!
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@JolietJake (50190)
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16 May 17
@much2say Thousands of years ago...back in the mid 90's...I was netting catfish in a pool at the bottom of the spillway at the lake here and got 17 albino catfish along with a few dozen regulars...called the Dept of Conservation and they said albinism in catfish was a fairly regular occurrence.
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@OneOfMany (12150)
• United States
16 May 17
I had a 'Whitey' in college, but it was only his hindleg that was white. Yours is a true whitey (but I still called my white-legged squirrel that).
Unfortunately, my Whitey stood out a little too much and was picked off by a predator.
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@OneOfMany (12150)
• United States
16 May 17
@JolietJake An epidemic of albino squirrels?
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@JolietJake (50190)
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16 May 17
We've got around 120 or so as far as I know...he's got a nice 'poof' going on with his tail this evening
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@GardenGerty (164643)
• United States
16 May 17
Around here it was too hot to eat. I wonder if squirrels feel the same way. This is a lovely picture.
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@LovingMyBabies (85296)
• Valdosta, Georgia
16 May 17
I love the white squirrels you have where you live. Their so beautiful and unique! You got a good picture! :)
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@JolietJake (50190)
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16 May 17
He ran off for a second when I tried to take the photo, a truck drove by and spooked him but he came back a few minutes later.
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@LovingMyBabies (85296)
• Valdosta, Georgia
16 May 17
@JolietJake I'm glad you got the picture, it's beautiful!
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@JolietJake (50190)
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17 May 17
Yeah, I think that is by far the best capture I have got of him
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@JohnRoberts (109845)
• Los Angeles, California
16 May 17
Finally one of your famous neighborhood albino squirrels.
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@rosekiss (30413)
• Eugene, Oregon
16 May 17
That is a very pretty squirrel, as I have never seen white ones before. Where I live, there are only the brown ones as usual. I am surprised that scar doesn't try to catch him, although the squirrel would be way to fast for him anyway. I think the squirrel is very pretty.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104619)
• United States
16 May 17
I'd like to say I could imagine a western style standoff between the two of them, but Whitey would probably squirrely away before Scar had a chance to catch 'em.
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@JolietJake (50190)
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16 May 17
He usually takes off as soon as Scar leaves the porch.
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@JolietJake (50190)
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16 May 17
He 'stalks' the squirrels occasionally, but for the most part he leaves them alone.
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@responsiveme (22925)
• India
16 May 17
Never seen a white squirrel before, we have little brown ones here.The corn too is different coz of the red husk
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@JolietJake (50190)
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16 May 17
The living room stereo turntable was the perfect height to shoot this photo.
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@JolietJake (50190)
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16 May 17
That's one of the better shots I've got of him, love the way his tail poofs
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@JolietJake (50190)
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16 May 17
@shebish This is June of last year when he first started showing up...it had been several years since I had one coming to the yard regularly
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@allen0187 (58574)
• Philippines
16 May 17
First time I've seen a white squirrel.
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@Letranknight2015 (52289)
• Philippines
16 May 17
Look how cute that creature is. I wonder how scars reacted.
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@FourWalls (76464)
• United States
16 May 17
In honor of your albino you'd better have an Edgar or Johnny Winter album for the Vinyl Madness Countdown™ tomorrow. 
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
16 May 17
He/she is absolutely beautiful @JolietJake . Can you imagine putting Whitey (hopefully a female) in a cage with a jet black squirrel and a grey squirrel and a brown squirrel (all males)? I imagine Whitey would have spotted squirrels.
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