Tag Archives: squirrels

A Squirrel’s Breath

Posted on May 8, 2017 by Mark Zeiger

Saturday we experienced one of those ineffable Southeast Alaska spring mornings: calm, cool air, fragrant with alder blossoms; sun rising clear over the Coast Range to the east, illuminating the pod of sea lions pursuing fish—relatively quietly, for them—in the … Continue reading →

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The Queen Must Die

Posted on June 6, 2016 by Mark Zeiger

The homestead really quieted down squirrel-wise after the power struggles earlier in the year, as a new dominant female claimed our territory as her own (see Anarchy in Squirrel Land). I hadn’t seen the squirrel at all for weeks, so … Continue reading →

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