Miscellaneous Wildlife

Jul 29, 2012
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Great shots, Cog.
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One of our regular garden visitors, a red squirrel - and by chance I had my camera ready with "wildlife" lens attached :)

1. Carrying a delicious nut - and looking for a place to hide it
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2. This is the right spot! Bury it here...
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3. Push the grass back over it and it is stored for the future ;)
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4. Just checking if it is really here...
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5. Done! Just remember where I put it :unsure:
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R5 with Sigma 60-600mm Sports at 600mm f/6.3 1/640s ISO 1600-2000 (auto)
from inside through double glazing :(
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SteveC

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One of our regular garden visitors, a red squirrel - and by chance I had my camera ready with "wildlife" lens attached :)

1. Carrying a delicious nut - and looking for a place to hide it
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2. This is the right spot! Bury it here...


3. Push the grass back over it and it is stored for the future ;)


4. Just checking if it is really here...


5. Done! Just remember where I put it :unsure:


R5 with Sigma 60-600mm Sports at 600mm f/6.3 1/640s ISO 1600-2000 (auto)
from inside through double glazing :(
W.

I was wondering why it appears to have horns. Apparently *European* red squirrels are not the same as North American red squirrels, and can have these ear tufts.
 
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While lying in wait for a different subject, a nearby ground squirrel started hopping around frantically then it came up from the dirt with a Botta's Pocket Gopher clenched firmly in its teeth. I watched about fifteen minutes of it insuring the gopher was firmly deceased, then a small taste test followed by it carrying the carcass into the squirrel's nearby burrow.
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R5 600 II w/1.4X 1/640 : f/8 : ISO 800
 
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