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297th New Thing - Saw a Black Squirrel

We went up to Genesee today to check out some wedding ceremony and wedding reception facilities. We looked at 4 sites for the wedding ceremony and reception. All areas were affordable and had great views. There was Christie's of Genesee, The Pines at Genesee, Crystal Rose, and Mount Vernon Country Club. In between appointments we had some time to kill so we went to the Buffalo Herd Overlook, Buffalo Bill's Grave, and Boettcher Mansion (pictured below).

There was also the Lookout Mountain Nature Center and Preserve next to the mansion with a short Forest Loop Trail that we walked on. On our short 0.6 mile walk, we saw a black squirrel. The black squirrel is a melanistic subgroup of the Eastern Grey Squirrel. Large natural populations of black squirrels can be found throughout Ontario and in several parts of Ohio, Maryland, Michigan, Indiana, Virginia, Washington, D.C., Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Pennsylvania. Strange we saw it in Colorado. Maybe it wasn't a black squirrel but it sure looked like one. It looked like the image below, made squirrel noises, and even climbed a tree!
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What did you do today?

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