In Memory of Walnut Our resident Western Gray Squirrel, Walnut, fell from his nest as a baby when his tree was cut down. Unfortunately, he suffered a severe head trauma resulting in blindness. Without eyesight he was not releasable, as he would be unable to survive in the wild. Walnut passed away, from old age, in the fall of 2000. We will miss him.
Squirrels are most active in the morning, foraging for food.
Always plan to trim or cut down trees in late Fall or Winter. When people wait until Spring, young birds and mammals lose their homes, and sometimes their lives, when trees are cut down with nests on the limbs.