Ear muffs?

   This gray squirrel is dressed for winter. When they grow their winter coat of fur their ears sport white tufts, The rest of the year the ears match the rest of their body. Notice that their tails are more colorful also. Our deciduous forests provide habitat for the gray squirrel, more so in areas that have a great abundance of oaks. They also occur in towns, cities, parks, where they probably wouldn't live without residential bird feeding stations. If you have them in your yard I'm sure you've been scolded more the once. They can be very vocal.