Backyard Almanac: "squirrels are acting like there's more to life than just eating"

Summary: There's romance in the air if you're a wolf, coyote, fox, or squirrel. If you're a groundhog, you want to be left strictly alone on Tuesday - no exceptions. And for the rest of us who pay attention to such things, we're about halfway through that period of time between the December solstice (December 21; shortest day of the year) and the vernal equinox (March 21; day and night are of equal length).