Up and down the hallway, the lights were out in all the classrooms and laboratories, along with the refrigerators, air conditioning units and lab equipment. I guess I’d better go and get it. One of ...

The longer days with plenty of sunlight and milder temperatures have slowed the activity at my bird feeders. I still get about eight kinds of birds visiting each day, but those that come by seem to ...

There’s more to the average squirrel than meets the eye, and their foraging habits prove it. If you’ve ever watched a squirrel for long enough, you’ve likely witnessed them bury their treasured food ...

Of the four types of squirrels that live in my neighborhood only the red and gray squirrels have been visiting the feeders. Chipmunks, the smallest members of the squirrel family, aren’t around in the ...

Gray squirrels, like pigeons, are one of those animals we tend to vilify. I was watching one today. It was busy hanging out (literally), dangling from a branch as it gorged on the sunflower seeds in ...

Source: Charles J. Sharp, via Wikimedia Commons. Distributed under a CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Eastern gray squirrels (Sciurus carolinensis) listen in to birds’ conversations for cues about nearby ...

Squirrels and possums apparently think being king of the road means piling up the most road-kills for your species. Although possums ordinarily win the I-got-hit-by-a-big-truck award, squirrels seem ...

It’s easy to have a love-hate opinion of squirrels. These furry scamps are the clowns of our natural world and aside from entertaining antics, have a lot to offer in our modern urban and suburban ...

A gray squirrel has a mouthful while eating an acorn at the base of a tree in downtown Kennewick. Bob Brawdy Tri-City Herald Squirrels may be entertaining to watch at times, but they can become a ...