This is an illustration of a Northern flying squirrel that I did for a natural history magazine a few years ago, including what it looks like when it "flies" and what its tracks look like in the snow. However, it is rare to see their tracks on the ground because once a squirrel
climbs up into a tree, it can travel a good distance in the treetops, "flying" between trees.
Flying squirrels tend to be nocturnal, so they are not often seen by people. The model for this illustration was a flying squirrel that had been trapped in someone's chimney and was being released back into the wild. I was able to observe it and snap some photos before it
climbed up a tree and disappeared.
It has been quite a while since I posted for IF, so this topic gave me a chance to get back into it. Times flies when you are having fun!
