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The fox squirrel (sciurus niger), also called the eastern fox squirrel or Bryant's fox squirrel, can be found in the eastern United States from Florida up to Delaware, parts of lower New York, southern and western Pennsylvania west to the southern Canadian prairie provinces, the Dakotas, Colorado and south again to Texas. It is the largest squirrel native to North America.

Up to 30" in length and weighing up to three pounds, look for them in and around small stands of tall trees with little undergrowth, preferably oak, hickory, walnut or pine, around agricultural land. They tolerate humans well, so they can also be found in urban neighborhoods and parks with trees.

They feed mainly on nuts and seeds, but also eat tree buds, insects, tubers, roots, birds eggs, fungi, corn, soybeans, oats, wheat and fruit. They spend a lot more time on the ground than other squirrels.

Like many of the old generation of photographers, I began with a Kodak box brownie when I was a kid. When I saw what resulted, I was hooked. Having grown up with an aunt who was a professional artist, I was always exposed to the creative arts. As a result, I have always liked to paint. Later I went to the Defense Information School at Ft. Benjamin Harrison in 1966 where I got more intensive training in photography and photojournalism and practiced that craft in Vietnam and the United States. I studied with the Famous Artist’s and Famous Photographer’s Schools to help hone my skills. I study the composition, use of light, contrasts of intensities of color, etc. of artist’s works that I catch my eyes to help me hone my skills. I...