The Garden is home to a healthy and genetically diverse population of squirrels. We definitely appreciate them, as do our resident raptors!

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January 21 is Squirrel Appreciation Day!

Considering they’re a bane to gardeners and bird-feeding enthusiasts, squirrel appreciation day is probably more controversial than yesterday’s Cheese-fest, but squirrels still have some fans.  

In addition to the ubiquitous Eastern Gray Squirrel, Washington DC hosts a sizable population of the melanistic variety  (aka Black Squirrels).  So — red squirrels, chipmunks, marmots, flying squirrels — what type of squirrels live near you?

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