When you think of nests, you probably think of birds, but nesting isn't just for feathered fauna. There are several species of mammals that make nests, and most of them belong to the order of rodents.

From my kitchen window in Decatur earlier this week, I saw a gray squirrel with a wad of dead leaves and twigs in its mouth scamper up a white oak in the backyard. I assumed the mouthful of material ...

Not every nest in trees is a bird nest! Here's what a squirrel nest looks like and how to deter squirrels from nesting in your yard.