I sat patiently this evening waiting for this little guy to come looking for dinner and it paid off! He's so cute. When Elisha and Allie stayed here this spring they saw an adult white squirrel which we now believe is the sire of this litter of babies as we've seen the mother and she is gray. We just this little guy for this first time last evening. He's not as active as his siblings and he cautiously ventured down the spruce tree to eat a mushroom. Unfortunately we saw a small hawk in the tree the other night so I worry that Whitey will become it's meal since he is obviously the most vulnerable.
Since 1998 when we moved into our house we've seen at least one white squirrel annually out and about in the neighborhood.
After my photo session I did a quick internet search on folklore regarding white squirrel and found out what I already knew-that white animals of any kind were revered by Native Americans. They were said to be "spirit" animals and killing one was considered taboo.
