Preparing for winter

A digitally altered capture of a little Douglas squirrel collecting bark from the Giant Sequoias in Yosemite National Park. ... more

by TN Fairey

Title

Preparing for winter

Artist

TN Fairey

Medium

Photograph - Photographs - Digital Art, Mixed Media

Description

A digitally altered capture of a little Douglas squirrel collecting bark from the Giant Sequoias in Yosemite National Park.

The Douglas squirrel (Tamiasciurus douglasii) is a pine squirrel found in the Pacific coastal states and provinces of North America. It is sometimes known as the chickaree or pine squirrel, although these names are also used for the American red squirrel.
They are territorial; in winter, each squirrel occupies a territory of about 10 000 square metres, but during the breeding season a mated pair will defend a single territory together. Douglas squirrels are active by day, throughout the year, often chattering noisily at intruders. In summer nights, they sleep in ball-shaped nests that they make in the trees, but in the winter they use holes in trees as nests. Groups of squirrels seen together during the summer are likely to be juveniles from a single litter.
The Douglas Squirrel lives in the coniferous forests of North America's west coast. It wanders playfully throughout all parts of the forest and treetops, but prefers lingering close to the forest grounds. This squirrel is very active throughout the year, and it runs about through trees and on the ground. Its nature prevents the squirrel from wandering outside when the weather turns nasty.

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June 26th, 2017