Who are the people in your neighborhood? Mr. North and DNF’s neighbors include this gorgeous Great Horned Owl, white-tailed deer, woodpeckers, migratory birds, and coyotes. As fall deepens and the days grow shorter, animals respond by migrating, building fat reserves, growing winter coats, preparing winter dens, dreys, and burrows, and changing their activity levels and diets. Most mammals don’t hibernate, but many enter torpor – a physiological slowdown that conserves energy during periods of extreme cold and limited food. They