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Mid-morning storm. A fox squirrel lopes...

By Dave Bonta | Published September 1, 2011 at 12:56 pm

Mid-morning storm. A fox squirrel lopes through the patch of invasive myrtle, a slow flame the rain can’t quench.

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A dark morning, with grim news awaiting...

By Dave Bonta | Published December 22, 2010 at 9:57 am

A dark morning, with grim news awaiting me in my email. A fox squirrel crosses the snowy yard, the mellow flame of its tail floating behind.

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Gray squirrel in a walnut tree gnawing...

By Dave Bonta | Published May 11, 2010 at 9:05 am

Gray squirrel in a walnut tree gnawing on a walnut, fox squirrel in a maple feasting on maple keys: one spits out shells, the other, wings.

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Overcast and cold. Ten feet up the...

By Dave Bonta | Published March 28, 2010 at 9:03 am

Overcast and cold. Ten feet up the trunk of the big maple, a fox squirrel drinks sap from a slit the woodpeckers have widened.

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Dark morning. The fox squirrel’...

By Dave Bonta | Published March 28, 2009 at 10:55 am

Dark morning. The fox squirrel’s tail flickers orange from the back of the big red maple whose buds have swollen into dime-sized stoplights.

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