As I walk around campus, I see them grouping together, scurrying up trees and chasing each other or shoving an acorn into the earth ... branches of February like knots on a string. Red fox squirrels ...

From Sweet Marsh near to Tripoli to West Lake Okoboji to Mason City, sick birds have become a common sight during the past two weeks.

In April 2023, Dean Lowe and his colleague Kiley Henley completed the Virtual London Marathon wearing squirrel accessories Credit: Acorn A themed fun run - where islanders are asked to dress as ...