A black squirrel, another color phase of the eastern gray squirrel. Fox squirrels have marvelously thick, bushy tails. A squirrel at a picnic site in Oregon, getting water from a melting ice cube. One of my favorite squirrel species, an American red squirrel. This red squirrel has also figured out how to get into bird feeders.
Squirrels are excellent climbers.
Note how the squirrel's feet are turned backwards in order to hold on to the tree. Another member of the squirrel family is the thirteen-lined ground squirrel. These small squirrels have a distinctive pattern of lines and spots on their backs. Chipmunks are also members of the squirrel family. This is an eastern chipmunk.