Location: Bennington Heights
Date photo taken: 19 September 2013
While it's normal for squirrels to have litters in the spring, in times of bountiful food more mature females can have a second litter in the late summer. Remember the articles about Toronto's super fat squirrels last December? A late arrival to winter meant more time to forage, and the relative lack of really cold weather meant less drain on fat stores over the winter. I have a feeling that might equate to second litters for many squirrel moms this year. For more on Toronto's black squirrels, check out this earlier post.
Happy Mother's Day to all of Toronto's moms.
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