Flying squill pics

[wooly]

I cut down a big dead beech tree today on the edge of the yard.

Soon as that sucker hit the ground, a "flock" of FOUR flying squirrels took flight and were reluctant to leave.

For the next half hour they soared around the forest where their home tree once stood, which gave me a chance to run in and grab my camera.. Truly an AMAZING sight to see, but boy did I feel like a turd when the show was over. Obviously I had no clue they were in there.

Eventually, they all found their way to another tree with a hole in it and never came back out.

Afterwards I inspected the dead beech I had cut and found a hollowed out rotten section with a big nest full of squill shit inside. I've caught these guys on trail cams after dark before, but this is the first time I've ever seen one during the day.

What an AWESOME aerial display of grace and precision from these little gliding rodents! 

I didn't think of it or I would have shot some video. 

 

[doebuck1234]

Very nice pics!had to of been cool to see that let alone see one in person!

[stubborn1VT]

Sweet pics!  I sometimes catch them at my bird feeder at night.  The only time I've seen one in daylight was when I cut a huge maple with a hollow spot in it.

They really are unique creatures.

[GreeneHunter]

Great Pics !

[Nytracker]

Too cool ! I have only ever seen one  once when I was  a  kid  40 some years ago. Gramps cut down a rotten old oak tree.

[greg54]

Great pics!

[chrisw]

Sweet!

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[ny hunter]

Great pics....

[kpkot]

Only seen one before once. they infiltrated my uncles cabin. that squill shit is nasty 

[Zag]

Ha awesome, I've only ever seen one on my trail cam at night

[crappyice]

Only one I ever saw was one that dive bombed me after dark while on a bear trip in Maine. If you think squill shit is nasty stuff, you should have seen my drawers!

Great pics as usual


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[UpStateRedNeck]

Caught one on my bird feeder last fall 

[BowmanMike]

Great pics. I had one in my house several years ago we herded it into our living room so we could keep our dog and cat out and then tried to catch the flyer. That was pretty exciting,got to watch it climb up the window trim and sail across the room from there. Eventually we released it...

[Steuben Jerry]

Awesome pictures Wooly!

[Pygmy]

Rocket J. Squirrel, at your service  !!

Great pictures,  Matt ...

[airedale]

I see them at night on the bird feeders. Cleaning out my Blue Bird nest boxes one spring I reached in a accidently grabbed a sleeping Flying Squirrel, scared the Hell out of me, let out a scream that would have made Fay Wray proud.

Al

[helmut in the bush]

Cool pics

[cas]

Beautiful photos.   I've only seen one in the wild once, sitting on a clear cut at sunrise on opening day. I saw this "bird" fly past me, land in a tree, then RUN up the tree!   I thought I was losing it!   

About a half hour later he came back the other way doing the same thing and I realized what it was. 

 

The only other one I ever saw was dead in a conibear trap I'd placed inside a family members attic. I never would have imagined we had any around here before that. 

[greensider]

I try not to bother dead trees with small holes about 10 feet high it's usually home to them here is one I got on camera a week ago 

[moog5050]

Never saw one. Those critters have some bulgy eyes.  Very cool

[NYBowhunter]

Had a whole family nest in one of  my stands cushions, lets just say i almost fell out of the stand when i went to sit down. Scared the crap out of me, squirrels were flying everywhere. Very cool to see them glide then clamp onto the side of trees.