Editorâs note: The following column was originally published in the New Hampshire Union Leader on Dec. 11, 1999.
IN OUR NATURE TALKS of Nov. 6, we quoted from a Plymouth reader who described âodd-looking squirrelsâ as: âThey are brown and rather ugly, with long bodies, even longer, non-bushy tails and their hind legs are taller than the grays. The brown ugly squirrels and the reds seem to get along fine . and the brown squirrel population is not diminishing in numbers. They âslinkâ along the ground, lay out flat many times with all four limbs outstretched, and when two are on the lawn, they play together as a couple of kittens would. They jump from a stationary position up into the air, feet straight, come down and pounce on the other squirrel, tumble and roll, more jumping, etc. Quite a show! I hope you can enlighten us on this brown squirrel that now seems to be growing in numbers, unfortunately.â