A dark-pigment squirrel samples the magnolia blossoms in Lafayette Square.

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I think the biggest question on my mind is: what color will their children be?

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An eastern gray squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) does what it does best -- eat a peanut.

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It's an albino squirrel in Lafayette Square! Well, not a true albino (completely white with pink eyes), but a rare white color variant of eastern gray squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis).

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A dark-pigment squirrel eats a peanut in Lafayette Square.

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