Snow, Christmas and multi-colored Squirrels
Thursday, December 17th, 2009I have a feeling that it’s going to be a long winter. As I sit here and type it is 11 degrees with a 25mph wind outside my office. Over the last two weeks we have had several squirrel removal services get delayed due to snow and ice on roofs. All this and it’s not even New Years yet! Historically January and February are the worst months for snow and ice. Usually during these two months we have to put our work on hold because of weather. Jobs often get postponed and at times we are unable to work at all for several weeks at a time. This is all due to the fact that a person cannot safely work on a roof or on a ladder in the ice and snow. Getting a snowstorm in early December rarely happens and I’m betting that we’re in for a snowy winter. I hope I’m wrong.
In the field we have been doing squirrel removal services almost exclusively. Every time we get a really cold day we get bombed with calls for squirrels in attics and rooflines. We’re getting calls for both flying squirrels and also gray squirrels. About a month ago I trapped a black squirrel at a home in Melrose Ma. A wild-looking critter for sure. Black squirrels actually an ordinary gray squirrel with “melanistic” coloring.
I was reading a newspaper article this morning about a pure white squirrel that has been spotted in Whitman Ma. A white squirrel on the other hand is an “albino”. A product of inter-breeding between squirrels of the same family. As a certified “squirrelologist” I found this rather interesting. For no other reason than after trapping several hundred gray squirrels every year it is nice to see something a little different.
Merry Christmas
Matt Grady