Washington, DC - Albino Squirrels

Government conspiracy at the highest levels? You decide. I took this photo of a white squirrel on a "grassy knoll" (ok, median) directly across the street from the White House Visitor Center on Pennsylvania Avenue. I would have gotten a close-up, but for the presence of a "second shooter" -- while I was changing lenses on my camera, an Israeli tourist with a disposable camera foolishly attempted to approach the squirrel, which naturally scampered away. [Laura Appelbaum, 09/08/2000]