Not every nest in trees is a bird nest! Here's what a squirrel nest looks like and how to deter squirrels from nesting in your yard.

The summer foliage of deciduous trees has dropped and their bare limbs are exposed. What is discovered in the bare canopies? The bare winter tree limbs reveal what busy neighborhood squirrels have ...

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That Strange Ball in Your Tree Isn't What You Think. Your Garden Just Got Way More Interesting.

There are some 200 species of squirrels in the world, with many living in North America, so it isn't rare to spot one. In fact, you may have almost run over one more than once while driving, but ...

My favorite fall revelations are the locations of the summer leaf and twig nests of the squirrels, which are called dreys. For convenience and safety, each squirrel constructs as many as three dreys ...

In the starkness of winter, squirrel dreys reveal themselves in the tree canopy. They’ve been there all along — just screened by trees’ leafy crowns for much of the year. Dreys are shaggy masses of ...

Spring may feel like the right time to neaten up your garden and prune your trees, but be careful — wildlife is probably using those branches as a nursery, even as you read this. Every day during the ...