Squirrel, up close and personal

Scottes · 4th of May 2004 (Tue)

I was waiting for some justabirds to land on my Haunted Dead Tree when this one came along with plans of lunching from the feeder.

100-400 L + 1.4 TC, no crop.

100% crop from this can be seen at: http://photography-on-the.net/forum/...ad.php?t=31616

Tom W · 4th of May 2004 (Tue)

Dang - its not often that you get to see the same squirrel two posts in a row. That is a great capture (and sharp as a tack).

PacAce · 4th of May 2004 (Tue)

Wow! I've never been this close to a squirrel before!

Nice shot.

shniks · 4th of May 2004 (Tue)

Perfect! I love it.

Chris1le · 5th of May 2004 (Wed)

That is nice and sharp. Is that a "wild" justasquirrel? The squirrels in my area are so tame I have to shoo them out of the car before I leave the park.

marie · 5th of May 2004 (Wed)

those are great squirrel shots

yason · 5th of May 2004 (Wed)

nice I like Squirrels...

minatophase3 · 5th of May 2004 (Wed)

Quote:

Originally Posted by PacAce

Wow! I've never been this close to a squirrel before!

Nice shot.

If you are ever in Seattle, go to the University of Washington campus and bring a pocket full of peanuts. You will have squirrels all over you.

If you show them a peanut they will literally climb up your leg and take it out of your hand. One word of caution though, make sure you are wearing jeans and not shorts as their little claws are sharp

(don't ask me how I know).

Cleo199 · 5th of May 2004 (Wed)

When I lived up in northern BC, we had tons of squirrels in our back yard. We could get them to walk right up to our lap and take pieces of bread that had peanut butter on them right out of our mouths. The trick was to lay out pieces of bread for them, then after a few days sit on the deck very still. Put a little piece of bread sticking out of your mouth and wait for them to come up to you. You can't move. And if you have more bread, hide it because they're smart little devils and will grab that instead.

Here's a scanned picture of me when I was about 15 years old, feeding a squirrel. It got to the point where we couldn't even lay out on the deck for a suntan and one of those little guys would be walking all over our backs looking for food.

Bruce Hamilton · 5th of May 2004 (Wed)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cleo199

...one of those little guys would be walking all over our backs looking for food.

You trained them to be back scratchers.

Nice photo.

WebErika · 5th of May 2004 (Wed)

Wow Scottes - beautiful photo!

Come to think of it I don't see too many squirrels right here by the house for some reason ... I wonder if the neighbor's cats have anything to do with that .....

4th of May 2004 (Tue)	#1
Scottes Trigger Man - POTN Retired Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: A Little North Of Boston, MA, USA Posts: 12,838	Squirrel, up close and personal I was waiting for some justabirds to land on my Haunted Dead Tree when this one came along with plans of lunching from the feeder. 100-400 L + 1.4 TC, no crop. 100% crop from this can be seen at: http://photography-on-the.net/forum/...ad.php?t=31616 __________________ You can take my 100-400 L away when you pry it from my cold, dead fingers. Scottes' Rum Pages - Rum Reviews And Info Finally, I have a Gallery! Follower of Fidget - Joined the cult of HAMSTTR©

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Tom W Canon Fanosapien Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Chattanooga, Tennessee Posts: 12,745 IMAGE EDITING OK	Dang - its not often that you get to see the same squirrel two posts in a row. That is a great capture (and sharp as a tack). __________________ Tom 5D III, 7D, & various lenses

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PacAce Moderator Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: ABE, PA USA Posts: 26,406	Wow! I've never been this close to a squirrel before! Nice shot. __________________ ...Leo

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Chris1le Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Gig Harbor, WA Posts: 888	That is nice and sharp. Is that a "wild" justasquirrel? The squirrels in my area are so tame I have to shoo them out of the car before I leave the park. __________________ My Pictures : My Gear I Reject Your Reality And Substitute My Own - Adam Savage

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marie Cream of the Crop Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: republic of Ireland Posts: 20,864	those are great squirrel shots __________________ Regards,Marie. CanonG12, GIX( <gift from my son) : )dslr 40D.Canon lens 24-105Lmm10-22mm,17-40,17-85, 70-300,60mm

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shniks Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 1,031 IMAGE EDITING OK	Perfect! I love it.

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yason Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: where the yellow bird flies Posts: 335	nice I like Squirrels... __________________ Take nothing but Photographs, leave nothing but footprints Jason Tan

5th of May 2004 (Wed)	#9
Cleo199 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 1,627 IMAGE EDITING OK	When I lived up in northern BC, we had tons of squirrels in our back yard. We could get them to walk right up to our lap and take pieces of bread that had peanut butter on them right out of our mouths. The trick was to lay out pieces of bread for them, then after a few days sit on the deck very still. Put a little piece of bread sticking out of your mouth and wait for them to come up to you. You can't move. And if you have more bread, hide it because they're smart little devils and will grab that instead. Here's a scanned picture of me when I was about 15 years old, feeding a squirrel. It got to the point where we couldn't even lay out on the deck for a suntan and one of those little guys would be walking all over our backs looking for food. __________________ Rebel XTi, 60D, G12 24-105L/EFS18-200/EF50mm 1.8II/EFS10-22/Sigma 150-500 Bigma/BG-E3 Grip Kenko extension tubes·580EXII Speedlight·Lowepro Slingshot 202 AW ~Debby Wooden shoe rather be Dutch? My pictures on Flickr

5th of May 2004 (Wed)	#11
WebErika Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: North Georgia Posts: 94	Wow Scottes - beautiful photo! Come to think of it I don't see too many squirrels right here by the house for some reason ... I wonder if the neighbor's cats have anything to do with that ..... __________________ Cheers, Erika Canon D60 always within reach

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