After a couple of nights of no-shows by the Flying Squirrel (Glaucomys sabrinus), I was beginning to feel a little uneasy. Perhaps one of the many predators had dined on a late night snack of fresh Squirrel. So it was with some relief that I found videos for the past two nights when I checked the trail cams this afternoon. There was the Squirrel looking fine and fit, nibbling on the fruit-flavoured suet. The ingredients in that block list pomace and cranberries along with the beef suet.
Today, as I watched the videos, I couldn’t help but notice that the Squirrel is looking a little plumper than before. I’m wondering whether that’s all suet, or if there might be some youngsters on the way sometime soon. Time will tell, I suppose!
I liked that pose when the squirrel leans out from the feeder to nibble on some suet broken from the block. Something about it reminds me of a surfer or skateboarder leaning into the breeze.
There were quite a few videos of birds as well, but I’ll save them for another day.
In other news, after hearing from a couple of people that the blog link gave them weird security warning messages, I did some checking into things and determined that the problem might be cleared up if I were to subscribe to SSL (a kind of security certificate that alerts visiting browsers that the website is secure). It cost about 30 bucks — sort of expensive — but hopefully it will solve the security alert problem. It seemed like all was right with the world, but then last night, I checked to see if the site was working and it was all wonky. Pages were loading painfully slowly, or just hanging half way through downloading. I experienced that familiar sinking feeling that I should have left well enough alone. I decided to call it a night and look at the problem in the morning. Fortunately, I believe the problem has resolved. Let’s hope so! 🙂
All for now.
I think that squirrel looks a bit chubby, too. Maybe you will eventually get a glimpse of some cute kits.
That would be very cool! 🙂
That flying squirrel does take the pose of a surfer or skateboarder. Wonderful video footage. I’ve only seen one in my life. Back in the 1970s, our cat brought a live unharmed flying squirrel to our bedroom late one night. We gathered it up and put it outside again. Right after you posted your photo of the Red-eyed vireo, a Hutton’s vireo appeared at the suet feeder on my second story condo porch which faces a bird refuge. In the forty years that I’ve lived here, that is first time I’ve seen a Hutton’s vireo.
I’ve never seen them in my woods before this, but always wondered if they might be around. It’s hard to know as they are so nocturnal. It seems like the only time anyone sees one is if it is in a tree that someone cuts down and they fall out, or if caught by a cat. That’s so neat about you seeing a Hutton’s Vireo. I love when I see a new species for the first time. Last year it was a Northern Waterthrush and a Pine Warbler for the first time here in my woods.