BLACK SQUIRRELS

Sometimes we forget to mention the things we've become used to. Here at Lake Manawa, a day doesn't go by without seeing several deer, wild turkeys, herron, gulls, and black squirrels. There are also brown squirrels, but Council Bluffs is known for the black ones. They even have a city ordinance "which makes it illegal to annoy, worry, maim, injure or kill a black squirrel". Here's one of our furry little friends.