[NatureNS] Flying Squirrel?

From: "Gloria Gilbert" <turtlevoice@ns.sympatico.ca>
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Date: Sat, 27 Dec 2008 09:00:58 -0400
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A friend in Little Port L'Hebert has a flying squirrel regularly visiting 
her window-attached feeder. He doesn't mind being watched while he enjoys 
sunflower seeds. It appears that he leaps (flies) down from the roof onto 
the feeder.

Flying squirrels are nocturnal... big round eyes and a pale belly, greyish 
back, not red. I think that most squirrels are active until we have very 
cold weather... then they hibernate for short periods. I do that too.


Gloria in Osborne Harbour



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ken MacAulay" <kenmacaulay@eastlink.ca>
To: "Naturens@Chebucto.Ns.Ca" <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>
Sent: Friday, December 26, 2008 12:29 PM
Subject: [NatureNS] Flying Squirrel?


> Last night around 9.40 pm, I opened my patio door for a breath of air and
> was surprised to see a small animal eating bird seed by the out-door Xmas
> tree.  It was very dim in the tree lights but it seemed to be a small
> squirrel but paler, shorter and wider than the usual red ones and it's 
> eyes
> seemed bigger.  I presume it was a flying squirrel but didn't know they 
> were
> in this area or that they would be around on a winter night.  I recall a
> thread on this subject a year or so ago, but can anyone comment on this
> small animal in coastal Queens County?
> Ken MacAulay
> Port Mouton, NS
>
> 

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