[Ravensfort] off topic but--?

[byzytym]

Yes, the Southern Flying Squirrel is not uncommon in east Texas.
My next door neighbor found a baby in her back yard last year.
My cousin back in Louisiana raised them when we were young.
http://www.flyingsquirrels.com/Rangemaps/rangemaps.html
I have a cat that is a great squirrel killer too.
Good kitty.
The larger squirrels are bad to the oaks.
They gnaw where the branches meet the trunk.
Then water, insects and disease sets in and you loose the tree.
The flyers are pretty cool.
Cute when they are young.
Ya gotta free 'em when they get older though.

V NV

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Carolyn Pace" <ridgetopfarm at me.com>
To: "Ravens Fort" <ravensfort at lists.ansteorra.org>
Sent: Friday, April 16, 2010 8:10 AM
Subject: [Ravensfort] off topic but--?


> Okay now we have had another weird 'country' experience. In the middle of 
> the night our cat brought something into the house which we thought was a 
> mouse. But upon looking around we finally found it! And I want to know if 
> anyone has knowledge of this particular animal being in our area! It was a 
> flying squirrel! I am sad because  it is now passed on to the big squirrel 
> heaven in the sky but it is interesting to look at. Sooo cute. At first I 
> thought it was a weird chipmunk of some kind but noticed the dark hair 
> down both sides of its body then realized it was extra folds of skin! I 
> looked it up online and the southern version does live in east Texas. 
> Weird and now I will not only look for bats at night but look harder for 
> something larger!!  But soo cute! Bummer though that our cat is such a 
> good hunter! xo G Just had to share!!
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