The Apache Fox Squirrel

January 12, 2025 • 00:04:17
The Apache Fox Squirrel
Growing Native with Petey Mesquitey
The Apache Fox Squirrel

Jan 12 2025 | 00:04:17

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Show Notes

The Apache fox squirrel – one of a few common names, but always Sciurus nayaritensis…is found in the Sierra Madre Occidental from Nayarit and north all the way to the Chiricahua Mountains where Ms. Mesquitey and I can be found poking around looking at local flora and fauna. The photos are mine.

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