{"id":10357,"date":"2018-01-10T09:43:36","date_gmt":"2018-01-10T14:43:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/?p=10357"},"modified":"2018-01-10T09:43:36","modified_gmt":"2018-01-10T14:43:36","slug":"can-squirrels-fly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/can-squirrels-fly\/","title":{"rendered":"Can Squirrels Fly?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You happen to be watching your bird feeder at night. You see something that looks like it flew on it but was definitely <em>not<\/em> a bird. What could it be? Most likely, you have a flying squirrel visitor. These charismatic seed thieves are common in Massachusetts but are not usually seen because of their nocturnal habits.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_10358\" style=\"width: 735px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10358\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10358\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/01\/1039NadineRonan3595.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"725\" height=\"483\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/01\/1039NadineRonan3595.jpg 725w, https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/01\/1039NadineRonan3595-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/01\/1039NadineRonan3595-624x416.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 725px) 100vw, 725px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-10358\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Southern Flying Squirrel \u00a9 Nadine Ronan<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Don\u2019t let their name fool you\u2014flying squirrels don&#8217;t actually fly. Rather they have a built-in \u201cparaglider,\u201d a membrane that stretches between the legs and lets them soar as far as 150 feet. Like other cavity nesters, they will sometimes use birdhouses for nesting or protection.<\/p>\n<h3>Watch Flying Squirrels in Action<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IgHzbKu9Cks\" width=\"100%\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You happen to be watching your bird feeder at night. You see something that looks like it flew on it but was definitely not a bird. What could it be? Most likely, you have a flying squirrel visitor. These charismatic seed thieves are common in Massachusetts but are not usually seen because of their nocturnal [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":10364,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10357","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nature-notes"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/01\/NadineRonan600.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3t87A-2H3","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3137,"url":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/7-reasons-to-appreciate-squirrels\/","url_meta":{"origin":10357,"position":0},"title":"7 Reasons to Appreciate Squirrels","author":"Rosemary","date":"January 21, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"January 21\u00a0is National Squirrel Appreciation day. 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