A Flying Squirrel in Trumansburg
A couple of months ago, my older son asked me whether there could be flying squirrels living in Trumansburg. We looked up their range, and saw that our village is well within it.
“That doesn’t mean that they’re actually living here,” I said.
“But they could be,” he said, to which I nodded my agreement.
“It would be difficult to know for sure, though, because they’re nocturnal. Keep an eye out, and you never know what you might see.”
Tonight, we received a form of confirmation I hadn’t considered. One of our house cats brought in a field specimen for us to look at, right after we finished reading a chapter of Never Cry Wolf. It’s been a good night for natural history.
Interesting specimen! Leaves me wondering if there are any of these creatures in Alberta where i live. Great Pic!
ohh.. it’s cute.. nice pic!
This animal is really and interesting one. I have seen them only in Zoo. We don’t have them in our area.
thera are many squirrel in my place, btw where is Alberta?
Another flying squirrel was brought in just last week. Either they’re getting more clumsy, or they’re quite common.
Is this real….?
never heard of flying squirrel in ma life as i live in india will this fly while jumpin from tree to tree and is there any videos related to it please post them
thank you and she got a beautiful eyes 
Yes, it’s real, and yes, as you say, it’s actually a gliding squirrel. It does not flap its arms and fly, as would a bird or bat.