White Fox Squirrel Video
Back during a late season deer hunt, I had the pleasure of seeing a white fox squirrel. I got some pretty good video of him too. He’s not all white but is one of the whitest that I have ever seen. I always love seeing a fox squirrel when I am hunting outdoors. They are very big and come in many different color combinations. I also saw several others deer hunting this year and it seems like we had more this year than the previous years I have hunted in this club. I saw a beautiful red fox squirrel this year that was huge. The get really big, they look like big cats coming through the woods sometimes.
I believe this could be an endangered sub species called a Delmarva. If any one can tell me by looking at the video I would be interested in knowing if I was able to film an endangered species. From what I have read it fits the description of a Delmarva. But I’m not sure if it is or not. That would be really neat if I got some footage of an endangered species.
Some interesting facts I dug up:
- They construct two types of homes called “dreys“, depending on the season. Summer dreys are often little more than platforms of sticks high in the branches of trees, while winter dens are usually hollowed out of tree trunks by a succession of occupants over as many as 30 years. Cohabitation of these dens is not uncommon, particularly among breeding pairs.
- Total body length measures 45 to 70 cm (17.71″ – 27.55″), tail length is 20 to 33 cm(7.87″ – 13″) , and they range in weight from 500 to 1000 grams (1.1 lbs – 2.2 lbs.).
- Depend primarily on tree seeds for food, but they are generalist eaters and will also consume buds and fruits, cultivated grain, insects, birds’ eggs, and small lizards.
- There are two breeding seasons, one peaking in December and the other in June.
- The young are blind, without fur and helpless at birth. They become independent at about three months and maturity is reached after one year.
- Their maximum life expectancy is 12.6 years for females and 8.6 years for males.
- Humans, hawks, snakes and bobcats prey on the squirrels.
source: Wikepedia, the free encyclopedia
