Trapped!

 

No, he's just keeping cool in the crotch of the pear tree. It must be cooler there than it is in his nest up above.
I don't know why he stays in our yard. L. has quit buying peanuts for him and his friends.
The dogs harrass him and chase him from tree to tree.
But maybe he likes the shade and teasing the dogs.

For all the people who have to work outside in this heat, and for the animals, we are all hoping for a break in this weather.