For the last month or more a white squirrel has been seen around Belstone. Yesterday I first got the attached long distance photo of the white one and a grey squirrel side by side, which was good for comparisons. Then I crept up on it and got to within 30 feet for the other two photos , one on the ground, the other in the tree. It is not a true albino as it has black eyes. Still, it is pretty rare, maybe 1 in 100000 chance. It was born with leucism, a mutated gene which causes the white colour but keeps the eyes black (a true albino would have pink eyes).
Chris Walpole
