No, not a ghost. And not an albino! This is actually an Eastern Gray Squirrel. Normally they are either gray or black, but they have a very recessive gene which now and then pops up in a few locations across the country which produces these all white variants. In these isolated places the variant can be suddenly common for a generation or two, with sometimes as many as 12 or more squirrels being white.
This particular population holds only 3 white individuals, so they are very rare indeed.
An auspicious choice for photos this month, as everything here is now covered in snow, and these 3 white squirrels which were so visible to predators in the summer are now perfectly camouflaged, unlike their gray and black siblings.
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