RARE VISITOR

It isn’t often we see a black squirrel in the yard, and then there’s never more than one at a time. They don’t like to co-exist with the brown squirrels, and will chase them relentlessly. With the slightest noise, the black will race for the woods, so I had to get this shot leaning out the kitchen window, sitting on the counter with my feet in the sink! I had a hard time deciding on my blip for today, but he won because of the extra effort necessary to get the shot. (The other two in the running are on Flickr: a better shot of his black shiny coat, and a hopeful little brown squirrel.)