Just a short one here, but I’m required by law to drag the story out cause I’m an old guy.
A few years ago, I mounted a Bluebird nesting box in the forest, where no self-respecting Bluebird would be seen. I did this because it becomes a nest box for Titmice, Chickadees, or White-breasted Nuthatches.
In winter it often becomes a snug, White-footed Mouse home.
In March, I clean it out for the spring birds.
I checked it today and it had an odd round ball of woven grass in it. Cautiously I scratched lightly on the “ball” at the bird entrance, trying to emulate a curious bird or mouse snooping around.
The resident responded defensively by quickly poking its head through and biting off the end of the twig (glad I didn’t use a finger.)
The box:
The Ball:
The nose:
The defender:
Although we live on the edge of the range of some populations of Northern flying squirrels, I’m reasonably sure because of size and location, it’s a Southern (Glaucomys volans), maybe “saturatus” (ssp).
Home invasion
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That is all kinds of adorable.
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Really cool to have that living there, hopefully you will see it a bunch of times in the future.
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Pretty freakin cool. Thanks for sharing.
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Very neat! Adorable, even!
Gerry
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Do you have bird feeders out and do you see the Flying squirrels on your bird feeders?
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David
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David
Sorry for the delay.
Been traveling/camping and away from internet access.
We feed them all.
Occasionally a hawk feeds on them!
To you other fine folks.
1. They are cool.
2. They are adorable.
3. I need to buy an infrared game camera to get some night pics!
Sorry for the delay.
Been traveling/camping and away from internet access.
Rather than have a small feeder and fight the Gray Squirrels, we have about 20 feet of deck railing that we line with seed several times a day. We get all the day birds and squirrels and some night visitors: Flying Squirrels, Opossums, Raccoons, etc.Do you have bird feeders out and do you see the Flying squirrels on your bird feeders?
We feed them all.
Occasionally a hawk feeds on them!
To you other fine folks.
1. They are cool.
2. They are adorable.
3. I need to buy an infrared game camera to get some night pics!
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The only memory I have of seeing a flying squirrel was back when we lived in Bay county when family friends who owned H&H Boat works had one as a pet. The animal had quite a personality in addition to cuteness.
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Awesome!
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They're regular nighttime guests at the feeders on the walkway railing outside the dining room at Natural Bridge State Park in KY. Sometimes they're extremely skittish; other times I've stood just a few feet from the feeder as they "fly" in and scurry around. Interesting to watch.BillMcGighan wrote:...we have about 20 feet of deck railing that we line with seed several times a day. We get all the day birds and squirrels and some night visitors: Flying Squirrels, Opossums, Raccoons, etc....
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brb I'm building a bird house right now in hopes I get flying squirrels!
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Be sure to make the hole about twice the size for a small bird.
You could easily get a Yellow Rat living there as well, Tim!
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You could easily get a Yellow Rat living there as well, Tim!
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That's worth noting for anyone on this forum.They're regular nighttime guests at the feeders on the walkway railing outside the dining room at Natural Bridge State Park in KY.
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Bill, a yellow rat would be pretty cool too! lol I like all the animals pretty well.