We're pleased that The New York Squirrel got a most honorable mention on The Westchester Land Trust Facebook page   in their  welcome ...

First a little background on this lovely red-brown squirrel called "Red Momma": 1-20 is the last time I go to PCV before the de...

I found these pictures of Cinnamon that were taken less than 2 weeks before he died from the cold. Such a lovely squirrel. As you can see, h...

There's another rescue attempt that I feel the need to document. I had become friendly with this lovely large gray squirrel since the be...

We found three little black squirrels who were in trouble after Nemo. They all appear to live together in the same tree: In this hole we ...

"if a tree falls in the forest  and no one is around to hear it, does it still make a sound?" Apparently not when it comes to a tr...

  Well historic blizzard Nemo came and went and dumped a bunch of snow all over the city. We went out the next day to check on the damage...

Nemo is coming tomorrow but today things are fine. 

The next day I go back to check on Cinnamon. I see evidence of a hawk's presence. I think Cinnamon looks a little bit better to...

After an 8 day siege of cold weather where thehighs were sometimes in the 20's and lows were in the teens and as low as 20, Bernie and I...

It's  a lovely winter day. The high for today was 53 degrees. The squirrels have been spoiled so far this year. Mating Season The squ...

Good Morning, Sunshine  Their new home:  http://watching-eagles.blogspot.com/  

Anyone who reads this blog knows that we here at the Squirrel are dog lovers NOT. These animals have turned a former squirrel's paradis...

These pictures came from the New York Wild web cam. Right now there are no squirrels using it, but it doesn't hurt to keep checking. htt...

Monday, January 21 is a BIG day. Hug a person! Hug a tree! National Hug Day is on January 21 Hug a President! Presidential Inaugurat...

The Snakes Are Arriving!   Whereas the squirrels have brilliantly assimilated into  city life , these are the only   city snakes  we ge...

 Best of Breed   2012   click on a pic to enlarge it  

She's called  Sonic because she moves at the speed of sound. She's so loaded with  energy that you to want to get out of her way wh...

Squirrels tend to come and go. They're often here today and gone tomorrow. It's always a mystery as to where they go, but it's a...

Merry Christmas to All!  And to all a good bite   tell-tail signs of a recent skirmish it's embarrasing f...

Well the good news is that we passed  Winter Solstice today -- the deadline for the end of the world, according to some interpretations of ...

At The Edge of the Wood  asks, Is Cinnamon the New Gray? The New York Times  says, Cinnamon is Now the New Black So  The New York Sq...