A southern flying squirrel glides toward a cavity in southern Minnesota. Photo by Stan Tekiela The population of any given animal species in nature fluctuates over time in a geographic area. This is how nature works. In some years, a species may be abundant, while in other years, its population can be notably sparse in the same area. These are the ebbs and flows of nature. I was reminded of this the other night while I stood outside my house in the dark and cold, watching the flying squirrels that I love to see and feed. For some reason, we…
Author: Stan Tekiela
An eastern gray squirrel holding an acorn in southern Minnesota. Photo by Stan Tekiela I was recently asked by a local TV news station to answer a question about how squirrels find their buried nuts. This is a great example of super cool things that go on in nature that most people don’t understand or realize. So, let’s look at these amazing squirrels and their incredible ability to bury nuts and find them later. The eastern gray squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) is a large tree-dwelling squirrel found in North America. It is native to the eastern half of the country, with…