{"id":160259,"date":"2025-10-14T06:19:25","date_gmt":"2025-10-14T11:19:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=160259"},"modified":"2025-10-14T06:19:25","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T11:19:25","slug":"eastern-gray-squirrel-gathering-nuts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2025\/10\/14\/eastern-gray-squirrel-gathering-nuts\/","title":{"rendered":"Eastern Gray Squirrel Gathering Nuts"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last week I photographed this Eastern Gray Squirrel mid-morning while they were gathering nuts near Reeves Slough at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge.<\/p>\n

\"EasternEastern Gray Squirrel gathering nuts at Sequoyah NWR \u2013 Canon R7, handheld, f8, 1\/100, ISO 800, +0.3 EV, Canon 100-400mm at 400mm, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

There were several gray squirrels gathering nuts, but this one just happened to come in closer to me than the rest.<\/p>\n

It was fascinating to watch the squirrels scurry up the tree trunks to the outer branches where the nuts were. At times, the Eastern Gray Squirrels grabbed the nuts in their mouths, then made their way down the tree and disappeared into the brush to bury them.<\/p>\n

Other times, they\u2019d knock the nuts out of the thin branches, then climb down the tree to locate them on the ground before dashing off to bury them in the brush.<\/p>\n

Eastern Gray Squirrels are well known for their role in seed dispersal. They bury nuts and seeds, and some of these they forget, which can then sprout and grow into new plants.<\/p>\n

I didn\u2019t see Eastern Gray Squirrels<\/span><\/a> while I lived in Utah, but I\u2019m enjoying seeing them here in Oklahoma, east of the Rockies, once again.<\/p>\n

Life is<\/em> good.<\/p>\n

Mia<\/p>\n

Click here<\/span><\/a> to see more of my Eastern Gray Squirrel photos plus facts and information about this species.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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