I often enjoy the more common side of nature, the nature in our own backyards or neighborhood park that we see every day – for example, the eastern gray squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis).

"The last time we knew they were in Arkansas was about 800 to 1,000 years ago when some of their bones were found in ...

The gray squirrel’s appearance differs seasonally. The yellowish brown summer coat becomes thicker and gray in winter, the pelage of some individuals strikingly silver-gray. Underparts and eye-rings ...

However, when food is in short supply, they may prey on small birds or steal eggs to survive. The grey squirrel’s ...

No not little green men!

If you hate tree rodents, this is your weekend. State of play: Arkansas' annual Big Squirrel Challenge, where participants ...

The Delmarva Peninsula fox squirrel is the largest variety of tree squirrel in North America — with about half its length taken up by its long, exceedingly fluffy tail. Unlike the chattering, ...

We often overlook or ignore the more common critters in the natural world. The eastern gray squirrel and chipmunk come to mind as examples of common critters that many people don’t think ...

The red squirrel’s appearance varies seasonally. The paler, reddish to olive gray coat of summer includes a black line along each side, and creamy white or buffy underparts. In the winter, reddish ...

The grey squirrel’s yellow-brown summer coat grows thicker and turns a silvery-grey color. They also eat large amounts of food to bulk up for the winter. Some scientists believe grey squirrels ...