We've got one scrawny squirrel that's been showing up lately with a bobbed tail...looks like it was either a birth defect or got chomped by a bigger animal. I guess I'm going to have to stalk it for ya.
"Consulting the rules of composition before taking a photograph, is like consulting the laws of gravity before going for a walk." - Edward Weston "The Edge... there is no honest way to explain it because the only people who really know where it is are the ones who have gone over."-Hunter S.Thompson
We've got one scrawny squirrel that's been showing up lately with a bobbed tail...looks like it was either a birth defect or got chomped by a bigger animal. I guess I'm going to have to stalk it for ya.
Love the first one. I have never seen one carry anything like that.
In the second it amazing how they will find ways to get on feeders. You can watch them figure it out. Very cool.
Like I mentioned earlier - My litlte tree rat has figured out how to crawl down on the feeder and now he has figured out the lid can be lifted open. To wit...
crawling down
turning rightside up
notice that the lid is now raised - He cannot get food through the bird feeder openings because any weight greater than a bird closes the feeding holes - so unless he can get the lid off he is out of luck.
Love the first one. I have never seen one carry anything like that.
In the second it amazing how they will find ways to get on feeders. You can watch them figure it out. Very cool.
Thanks. The packrat was one of the first images I shot when I got my 70-200/2.8L IS. I see them carry walnuts, peanuts, and green peaches all the time, but that was the first time I'd ever seen one carrying nesting material.
On the second one, that plastic half dome is theoretically a squirrel shield. Doesn't seem very effective, does it?
There's a feeder called a "Yankee Flipper" that I think I'm going to buy...it's supposed to be a real hoot to watch. The perch is motorized, so when it detects the weight of a squirrel, it spins and flips the squirrel off.
Thanks for the comments.
"Consulting the rules of composition before taking a photograph, is like consulting the laws of gravity before going for a walk." - Edward Weston "The Edge... there is no honest way to explain it because the only people who really know where it is are the ones who have gone over."-Hunter S.Thompson
Those squirrels do look like large rats, and I have never seen a "real" rat.
I took a couple for my son in law over Christmas. He likes the rats, not the birds. I never worked them up.
I don't know about you guys, but I don't trust 'em. Those beady little eyes and no smile. Never loan money to a tree rat. :lynn
"Consulting the rules of composition before taking a photograph, is like consulting the laws of gravity before going for a walk." - Edward Weston "The Edge... there is no honest way to explain it because the only people who really know where it is are the ones who have gone over."-Hunter S.Thompson
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The color of the berries is a nice addition -
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This one is pretty crappy, heavily cropped etc., but I liked the pose.
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We've got one scrawny squirrel that's been showing up lately with a bobbed tail...looks like it was either a birth defect or got chomped by a bigger animal. I guess I'm going to have to stalk it for ya.
"The Edge... there is no honest way to explain it because the only people who really know where it is are the ones who have gone over."-Hunter S.Thompson
What the heck is he sittin on?
Love the first one. I have never seen one carry anything like that.
In the second it amazing how they will find ways to get on feeders. You can watch them figure it out. Very cool.
crawling down
turning rightside up
notice that the lid is now raised - He cannot get food through the bird feeder openings because any weight greater than a bird closes the feeding holes - so unless he can get the lid off he is out of luck.
Smart little devils they are!
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On the second one, that plastic half dome is theoretically a squirrel shield. Doesn't seem very effective, does it?
There's a feeder called a "Yankee Flipper" that I think I'm going to buy...it's supposed to be a real hoot to watch. The perch is motorized, so when it detects the weight of a squirrel, it spins and flips the squirrel off.
Thanks for the comments.
"The Edge... there is no honest way to explain it because the only people who really know where it is are the ones who have gone over."-Hunter S.Thompson
I took a couple for my son in law over Christmas. He likes the rats, not the birds. I never worked them up.
Give me something to do for a couple of minutes.
ginger
This poor little guy looks like he could eat a ittle more - He's not near as fat as my local tree rats.:D
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What do you think he was thinkin when he climbed up there and sat down. Weird.
Only when it comes to gettin at the food. It's all about the food.
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Nice one Ginger
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The friendliest rat i have ever had the pleasure to meet...even with his kleptomania disorder.
He would run across the desk & snatch the pen you were writting with from your hand & take off with it back to his house.
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