An eastern gray squirrel perches on a bare branch against a thick tree trunk in a New York City park.

Squirrel, New York City

Eastern Gray Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) One of the most adaptable urban mammals in North America, thriving in city parks where it caches thousands of nuts each autumn — and forgets enough of them to plant trees. Ubiquitous year-round in New York City parks, sidewalks, and backyards; the city’s population is estimated in the tens of thousands. Wikipedia | iNaturalist