A Black Squirrel. (I was photographing some nuts, when this Squirrel got in the way).

            Black and grey squirrels are the same species and can interbreed. A mutation in the gene that governs coat pigmentation is responsible for the black colouring
   

Taken on: October 12, 2016

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