Backyard Wildlife

My Yard is Being Overrun: How a Couple of Squirrels Turned Into a Full-Blown Army

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A mother squirrel and her young on a backyard fence in spring.

I was drinking my morning coffee on the porch yesterday when I saw a squirrel brazenly trying to pick the lock on my bird feeder. Well, maybe not picking the lock, but he was staring at it with more mechanical focus than my last contractor. I used to have two squirrels in my yard. Now, … Read more

Dead on the Deck? The Truth About Why Your Backyard Squirrels Are Splooting in 2026

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A gray squirrel splooting on a wooden fence to cool down.

I walked out to my back porch last week to grab the mail, and I nearly dropped my coffee. There, splayed out on the top rail of my fence, was a gray squirrel. He wasn’t moving. Legs kicked back like a tiny pair of fuzzy trousers, chin pressed to the wood, tail limp. I thought, … Read more