The thought that such a small creature could feel safe enough in our presence to raise its young is heartwarming, indeed — ...

Grey squirrels, or Eastern grey squirrels, ... they may take shelter in a nest, or drey. Dreys are built from leaves and branches with softer materials like moss in the innermost layers.

These nests are amazing feats of engineering, ... Researchers have found the inside of a drey can be between 60 and 80 degrees ... Gray squirrels are more of a southern squirrel, ...

It's always pleasant to see a bird nest in one of the trees in your yard, but sometimes looks can be deceiving. You don't want to find this bird nest lookalike.

Where do squirrels nest? Grey and red squirrels are arboreal, meaning that they live primarily in trees and build their nests there too. A squirrel nest is known as a drey. These are messy-looking ...

In the starkness of winter, squirrel dreys reveal themselves in the tree canopy. They’ve been there all along — just screened by trees’ leafy crowns for much of the year. Dreys are shaggy masses of ...

An eastern gray squirrel pokes its head out of its drey, a nest built high up in a tree. (Sunflower Shots/iStock) Why are squirrel tails so fluffy? Squirrels use their tails for many things, including ...