The lucky squirrel

[mn shutterbug]

I love the coloring of this squirrel. What kind is it?

[Pink Dragonfly]

Hi Mike,

It's the only one that we have in Denmark, the Eurasian red squirrel Sciurus vulgaris, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Squirrel

I was really lucky to catch it on a bright sunny day about a week ago.

Mette

[BJW]

A darling little squirrel and one that I've not seen before. Super shot!

[billy320]

These are my favorite squirrel pictures that I took

[Loupey]

Hi, Mette! Nice to see you around these parts

[Pink Dragonfly]

Thanks BJW You don't have it in your part of the world - but that's the great thing about this site, you get to see all sorts of funny animals that you've never seen before!

Mette

[Pink Dragonfly]

Hey there, Mahopac!

Nice with some fresh input to the squirrel thread I especially like the first one super!

Mette

[Pink Dragonfly]

Hi there, Loupey!

Long time, no see And it's all my fault... :blush2: I've just been so busy after I went into an apprenticeship last April at a small daily newspaper...

But I have been out taking loads of nature pic's, had a great summer, the first one with dragonflies after getting my camera. I got a Tamron 200-500mm in August, and that's made a huge difference - I CAN actually take good bird photos :thumbsup: it was just lhe lousy lens I had before...and I got really good at dragonflies in flight as well (that was my great summer hobby )

How are you keeping??? Broken any bits and pieces lately?

Any fresh squirrel shots to add?

Best,
Mette

[Loupey]

I've hoped you'd come back because I never thanked you for resurrecting my "birds on a wire" theme back in '08. From your enthusiasm, I gave the subject another go and quickly got a shot (back in October, 2008) that was later printed in the May, 2009 issue of National Geographic Magazine.

It is currently my best seller and I've sold enlargements of all sizes to all types of customers in 4 countries now - including some 40" x 60" prints.


So, I sincerely thank you.

Email me your address and I'll send you a copy (no charge) - don't worry, I'm "safe"

[Pink Dragonfly]

I'll always be back My time here dates back to year 2000! Anyway, if I disappear again, you can always send me a PM (though you will most definitely be getting my email address!).

Sure I remember Bird on a Wire - I think of you and your shots every time I hear the song - which is fairly often, as I rather like Leonard Cohen! And WAUW:9: that's wonderful to hear! I'm so pleased for you Nat G - that's big!!! CONGRATS :thumbsup:

Hmm.....I'd better see what else my enthusiasm can fire you up to

I'm really really looking forward to seeing this shot!

All the best,
Mette

[SARtech]

My only interesting squirrel shots.

[Pink Dragonfly]

Sorry for the late reply!

Number 2 is hilarious I have never ever seen that on a photo before, let alone in real life!!!

Thanks for sharing

Mette

[CaraRose]

Some old and some new ones

[Pink Dragonfly]

Thanks for sharing, Cara! They are really wonderful images! We only have the red squirrel in Denmark, so it's fun for me to see different ones.

Mette

[wpnpix]

Neat shots, the colour and ear tufts on the squirrel are fascinating. Very different than the ones around here.

[DennisT]

Really enjoy this thread.
This is the Namibian Mountain Ground Squirrel. He is a tough no-nonsense looking fellow well adapted to harsh conditions. This picture was taken last year in Etosha Park Namibia. I annex some some facts also available on the web (I originally googled them).
"The Mountain Ground Squirrel has previously been considered as a subspecies of the Cape Ground Squirrel, but has since been recognised as a species in its own right. It is also known as the Kaoko Ground Squirrel. It is larger than the Cape Ground Squirrel, and weighs 1.4 kg. Its tail and hindfeet are also longer than its sister species.The upper parts of the body are bright fawn in colour, with a lateral white stripe on either side of the dorsum. White under parts, and the distinctive bushy tail shows three black black bands, unlike the two of the Cape Ground Squirrel. The teeth appear orange in colour rather than white. The body hairs also appear finer than its closest relative."

[Pink Dragonfly]

Thanks, guys Yes, I think this has to be my favourite thread

Dennis, thanks for sharing your Namibian squirrel - I think that's the first one we have from the African continent! Very different but what a sweetie

Mette

[caleb7mm]

nice squirrel pics guys

[CaraRose]

Was taking some garbage out today and noticed this fellow poking his head out of a nest box in my neighbor's tree.

The nest box was left by the previous owner of the house, so the new owner's might not care...but he's done a doozy on the box in a less than a week.

[misfit79]

My little contribution to this great thread

Black Squirrel vs red panda:

[paulnj]

AWESOME THREAD! Thanks for bumping it Mette.

Definately our first african squirrel

[Pink Dragonfly]

My first double squirrel