Apr
6
Night Shift
Filed Under Fall 2007, Spring, Squirrels
We have bird feeders behind our house that attract (surprise, surprise) Eastern Gray Squirrels during the day. Here one stops between mouthfuls to scratch at an incredible speed. What may be a real surprise is that after the sun goes down and the Gray Squirrels bed down for the night, Southern Flying Squirrels visit the same feeders. They are quick and very difficult to photograph in action, but I caught one last night as he prepared to leap from the tree to the feeder. I’ll work on photgraphing one flying and will post it as soon as I succeed.
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I have never seen one of these before. I guess I better not feed my gray squirrels at night! I don’t kow how you ever caught this little guy but I bet a shot at a flying squirrel would really take some time and patience! Good Luck!
I remember seeing a flying squirrel in its habitat in 5th grade behind the playground of Star Hill Elementary School in Camden. It flew like one of those track/wiffle balls from the tree to a bird feeder. I will never forget it.
I came home this evening after a huge wind storm hit Ottawa Ont – Found a Bird House fell from my tree – went to pick it up only to find a Grey flying squirrel coming out of the nesting material from the fallen bird house – not sure if babies are present – what do I do now – try and put the house together and re-affix to tree – would the squirrel still accept her litter or better yet attack me .
any suggestions please share – ajthibert1@sympatico.ca
We have had 2 at our feeders every night. May have been here before and never oticed them. Was wondering why the bird feeder was turning around circles. My husband shined a bright light at the tree and I went around the other side of the tree peaking in with a flash light and there he sat crouched in the corner of the branch. His eyes where red, with the white underneath and gray like a squirrel. I turned a second and he was gone. Tonight we watched him come and get a seed and then back up the tree and did this many times but very fast. So great to see!!!