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Sherman's Fox Squirrel These guys are pretty shy and live in open woods. The first time I heard one of these call it startled me, partly because I didn't realize it was right there on the tree next to me, and partly because the call was so loud and deep. Basically it is like the call of a gray squirrel, scaled up for an animal two to three times the size. Geotagged,Sciurus niger shermani,United States,Winter Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Sherman's Fox Squirrel

These guys are pretty shy and live in open woods. The first time I heard one of these call it startled me, partly because I didn't realize it was right there on the tree next to me, and partly because the call was so loud and deep. Basically it is like the call of a gray squirrel, scaled up for an animal two to three times the size.

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    Ferdy Christant
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    That's so cool, never heard of these species. Thanks for sharing. Posted 10 years ago
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    travismorhardt
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    This is a new one to me as well. I can imagine it has a startling call given its size. Posted 10 years ago

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The Sherman's fox squirrel

Sherman's fox squirrel, ''Sciurus niger shermani'', is a subspecies of fox squirrel. It lives in Florida and Georgia in fire prone areas of longleaf pine and wiregrass, especially around sandhills. A tree squirrel, the Sherman's fox species has lost much of its habitat to farming, tree farming and development. This type of squirrel nests in oak trees using leaves and Spanish moss.

In comparison to other squirrels, this species is large with highly variable dorsal fur color ranging from.. more

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Similar species: Rodents
Species identified by Meryl Green
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By Meryl Green

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Uploaded Jan 23, 2015. Captured Jan 17, 2015 15:25 in Unnamed Road, Apopka, FL 32712, USA.
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  • Canon EOS REBEL T3
  • f/8.0
  • 1/400s
  • ISO200
  • 250mm
Captured in the winter. More winter photos.