I took these photos of this flying squirrel out front of the house a couple years ago. We have one (the same one?) that nests in what was a bluebird box every Fall. I understand they are nocturnal animals. She has chewed out the size of the hole so bluebirds are no longer interested. If you examine the eyes in the photo you can see they are rather large for nocturnal use. The reason she was out was I had been patching the box to keep it from falling off the tree. She must have nested early because it was still warm and the leaves had barely begun to turn.
Oh, it is a nesting female because in the second photo you can readily see the double row of engorged nipples.
Oh, it is a nesting female because in the second photo you can readily see the double row of engorged nipples.
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