It all started when I was standing in the shade of a tree to cool off after the long trek to my favorite pond. There was suddenly movement above me, so I looked up and spotted a young male squirrel. He looked like he was really dragging, and flopped down on a tree branch while examining me.
After he decided that I was not a threat, he changed positions and started to doze off.
I guess that was not a comfortable enough position, so he got up and switched positions once again to lay on his side. Unfortunately I could not climb the tree to get a picture from above, but I did get his foot and draped tail.
This little foot peeking over the tree branch was so cute, so I just had to stick around a bit to see what other positions this youngster might get himself into. I am so glad that I waited because in a very short time, he changed position once more and was fast asleep.
Notice that he has balled up his front paws and curled up on his side right on a tree branch. The mystery of how and where squirrels sleep on hot summer afternoons has now been solved!
