Wildlife Mississippi Gray Squirrel Postcard

Customize with State name of your choice, or order as shown. Great for Birthday's or "Thinking of You" Note Cards. Along with it's 3 siblings this young gray squirrel and it's mother call the huge pecan trees and our yard, "home". Digital Art and Photography by Terri Chandler (DwCCreations) Batesville, MS United States Southern Artist ©0613 Two game species of squirrels occur within Mississippi, the eastern gray squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) and the fox squirrel (S. niger). The gray squirrel is also referred to as the "cat squirrel" due to its cat-like call. The gray squirrel has a head and body approximately 8 to 10 inches in length and generally weighs just over 1 pound. They are normally grayish in color, although albino and black specimens do occur. ~Information Source Mississippi Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks