FLYING SQUIRRELS 
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While I stepped to the camera to re- 
place the slide, the squirrel leaped to 
another tree, ran to a higher branch, 
then jumped in the air, spreading its 
wings, as it were, by stretching the 
squirrel. It was very small and sleepy. 
There were four other babies in the 
nest. I left them to be photographed 
later when they were older and better 
subjects photographically, but that day 
THE FLYING SQUIRREL. 
Cut by courtesy of “Photo-Era,” Boston. 
loose skin between the front and hind 
legs. It literally sailed down the moun- 
tainside, landing at the base of a tree 
trunk at the bottom of the hill. 
Putting my hand in the hole to find 
the nest, I felt something soft. I with- 
drew my hand and brought forth a baby 
never came. Going back a few days 
later to see how the baby squirrels were 
getting along, I found no squirrels, and 
not even the stump was left but the 
whole thing was broken off and de- 
molished, the work of thoughtless boys, 
I presume. 
