Smithsonian's backyard

Flying Squirrel is awakened by a giant paw poking into his rooftop nest and decides it is time to look for a new home.

In his search for food, a young coyote moves into an area between the forest and a house, where he interacts with birds, a rattlesnake, and a woodrat before returning to the forest and settling down for the night. Includes a fact page about coyotes.

Observes the spring hatching of a daddy longlegs or harvestman and follows her until the autumn when she herself is ready to lay her eggs.

Opossum and her babies encounter danger as they search for food at night.

Vivid illustrations fill this tale of a mother river otter's experiences raising her new cubs, showing her searches for food and the cubs' first swimming lesson.