Black Ground Squirrel

Isn't he adorable!  I was sitting at my desk (blogging actually) when I looked out the window and saw this beautiful black ground squirrel sitting on top of an old bird feeder.  Well, I just happened to have my camera right there on my desk and I couldn't resist snapping a few photos of this beautiful critter to share with y'all.  He lives in the rock wall just on the other side of my pool and I see him around a lot.  He doesn't ever climb the trees and he eats the seeds on the ground that fall from the bird feeders. 

Cute, eh? :)