https://www.dangerrangerbear.com/the-flying-squirrel/ Tue, 23 Nov 2021 21:04:52 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.2 https://www.dangerrangerbear.com/the-flying-squirrel/#comment-29853 Tue, 23 Nov 2021 21:04:52 +0000 http://www.dangerrangerbear.com/?p=8846#comment-29853 ]]> Just saw my first “Flying Squirrel” up here in North Central Wisconsin (Mosinee) last night while out refilling bird feeders in the backyard! I don’t know if he was a Northern or Southern Flyboy, as It was late & couldn’t tell if he had on Yankee Blue or Confederate Grey, but He was in a huge Maple tree, about 7 feet up Clinging upside down looking at me like I was interrupting his dinner time! :0
What alerted me to him was an obvious scampering sound when Opie (the Brave Pug) & I went outside for his nighttime poddy trip, as well as take out some kitchen scraps for the compost pile, (& check out the stars)!
We have a feeding platform under the big Maple tree, where I scatter seeds, nuts, bread (& a few fresh veggie peelings now and then)! Also hearing the ruckus, Opie barked pretty loud for a few seconds, but then he quieted down, eventually remembering what he came outside to do! The Flyer Squirrel didn’t really seem afraid of me, being nearby as I was also refilling the heated birdbath with fresh water for critters who need it (Especially in winter), & tried not to make loud noises or sudden movements, It seemed Flyboy was observing me as well! Maybe it was the Hat-lite I had affixed, that made him seem curious, or possibly the site of Fresh Seeds Arriving for a Free “Midnight Buffet”?
I curiously watched him scamper up & down & around the tree trunk, always keeping at an angle where he could see me with at least one eye! Not sure if he was alone or not, but This all lasted for about 10-15 minutes, (See what you might miss @ 0200 when you can’t sleep)!
But I was Sure Glad to see this little guy getting what he needed to get by in this big world, as insignificant as this event may seem to some people, it really made my day (& night) to know that in some small way the things we do can help out the tinniest of Gods creatures!
I Hope everyone gets a chance to see these little guys as I have, its really a neat thing knowing of all the places to live we can sometimes enjoy seeing them in our own backyard! 😀 😂🐿👍🇺🇸

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