Fox Squirrel

This fox squirrel was collecting material to build a drey.Fox squirrels are diurnal (think about it... opposite of nocturnal...) and will hang around on the ground just about as much as they will in the trees. Their homes, called dreys, are built in trees. They'll build two different dreys, one for the summer season and one for the winter. The summer drey will be very temporary. Fox squirrels are not considered territorial. The summer drey may consist of a few twigs and leaves thrown together to for more a lookout perch than anything. However, when wintertime rolls around, most Fox squirrels retreat to the warmth of a hollowed-out tree, most commonly found in a nut-bearing tree of some sort. This hollowed out den is often times shared with other squirrel families