Wherever you are in the world, what's the wild mammal you see most often ("wild" here defined as not a domestic animal, and not in captivity)?
For me, in Quebec, Canada, it's undoubtedly the eastern grey squirrel.
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@idzie American Robin. I see several every day.
Southern Vancouver Island.
@idzie In my part of Ottawa it’s definitely squirrels in general that I see the most. A lot more black squirrels in Ottawa than I ever noticed in Montréal (although I’ve not lived in Montréal since the early 1990s).
Interestingly, even though I almost never see red squirrels in the summer, I’ve been seeing many zipping across the electric line outside my bedroom window since autumn. Maybe they wait for the birds to leave.
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Red squirrels are more timid with humans than the black & gray ones. I mostly only see those red squirrels, native to Vancouver Island area, in the forests. Even then, they're rare to spot. We see more of the non-native grays more often & they aren't too shy around humans.
@idzie definitely the eastern grey squirrel here in nyc/brooklyn. though the one in particular that i've been seeing the most often lately on my fire escape is melanistic (black coat)