Chipmunks and Squirrels

5/29/2024

It appears that recently the predators like coyotes, foxes, and eagles have migrated somewhere else. The park now is well populated by chipmunks and squirrels.

I stopped by a tree where I was greeted two years ago by two squirrels from separate holes. This time I thought I saw an eye staring at me from one of the holes. After using my camera to zoom in, it turned out to be a spider web with an eye-like opening in the center. This seems to be in contrast to the current housing market in Westfield.

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Brightwood Park is on the North end of Prospect Street. Go past Franklin School and look for the entrance on the left.

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