Northern Woodlands reader Ciel Setterstrom was hiking on the Nipmuck Trail in Connecticut and spotted some “fuzzy looking stuff” wedged into this tree hollow. What is it, and why is it there?
Answer
It’s a mouse nest, constructed of deer hair. “As I got closer to take the photo, a mouse scurried out of the fuzzy stuff and ran further up into the tree hollow,” said Ciel. “I found more tufts of deer hair further up the trail.”
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