Last Look

While foraging for food, a squirrel kept an eye out for competition as he raided a Plain Township bird feeder after a winter ice storm. Eastern gray squirrels consume a variety of foods, such as tree bark, several types of seeds, nuts and some types of fungi. When snow blankets the region and ice entombs trees and bushes, these creatures seek nutritional opportunities frequently provided by humans, although intended for the benefit of our fine feathered friends.