tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-189043384158652063.post3094294332586868523..comments2024-03-26T12:12:09.501-04:00Comments on Florida Native Plant Society Blog: Snakes and Flying SquirrelsFlorida Native Plant Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00395935687729160107noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-189043384158652063.post-23349709827391176262012-01-26T05:22:23.497-05:002012-01-26T05:22:23.497-05:00Thanks for sharing, Ellen! The closest many childr...Thanks for sharing, Ellen! The closest many children (and adults) will ever come to a flying squirrel is through Rocky and Bullwinkle cartoons, so I'm thrilled to hear that you've exposed your nieces and nephews to the wonderful world of wildlife.Florida Native Plant Societyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00395935687729160107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-189043384158652063.post-87189329861585996952012-01-25T10:12:54.876-05:002012-01-25T10:12:54.876-05:00I technically live in S. FL but spend alot of time...I technically live in S. FL but spend alot of time at our property in the woods outside of Pelham, GA (S.W. GA). In two trees adorned with bird feeders, at night we watch the flying squirrels (up to 8 or so) run up and down the trees and "fly" back and forth between the trees. If you think you SEE a bird FLYING at night between the two, it's a flying squirrel! <br /><br />The flying squirrels nest in blue bird houses, wood duck houses,as well as in the many holes in trees around us. I have noticed in the wood duck houses, they shred the bedding very fine like "angel hair". <br /><br />We have several types of woodpeckers. A particular red-bellied woodpecker stops by my humming bird feeder to take a drink as he searches for bugs up and down the trunk of an old dogwood tree outside my kitchen window. I have some great photos of him/her doing this :) <br /><br />My nieces and nephews love coming out here to fish and see the wildlife!<br /><br />Ellen Rumble ellerumble@gmail.comEllen Vereen Rumblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04233283662898069674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-189043384158652063.post-3123351422773509192011-08-02T09:36:54.666-04:002011-08-02T09:36:54.666-04:00Great article! I'm all about the tree snags an...Great article! I'm all about the tree snags and have been rewarded in the past with Pileated Woodpecker babies. They were nosing around recently, so I am again hopeful that maybe next year they'll take up residence again. Also had a successful brood of Brown-headed nuthatches this past year. Gotta love dead wood ;-)Lorethttp://www.beautifulwildlifegarden.comnoreply@blogger.com