Chapter VII 



More Squirrels 



Gray Squirrel — Flying Squirrel 



THE gray squirrel is apparently much more 

 sensitive to weather conditions than his red 

 cousin, and regulates his movements more in 

 accordance with the season, coming out in sum- 

 mer early in the morning and spending the 

 greater part of the day in concealment, to 

 appear again for a few hours late in the 

 afternoon. As the weather grows cooler in 

 the autumn, he rises later in the morning and 

 curtails his midday nap, so that after the first 

 of November, or thereabouts, the best time 

 to find him abroad is between ten o'clock and 

 noon. 



Of course this applies only in a general way. 

 Wild animals are not to be bound down to fixed 

 rules, but come and go pretty much as they 



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