Lounge Squirrel

Posted on by kritterspaw

You know what they say… when given lemons make lemonade…. or something like that.

I would love to have bear and mountain lions to photograph (or even elk and deer), but with all the rain we have had, the big animals have lots of options for food and drink, making them harder to find.

So, in attempt to keep up my wildlife photography, I did a session with this little squirrel (and a few birds).

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This little squirrel seems to be quite content to not be sharing his space with big animals.

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Red Heads

Posted on by kritterspaw

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I spotted these birds the other day in the midst of our rain storm.  They seem to come by when the weather is cold and adverse, particularly mornings and some occasional evenings.  We don’t see them on the sun shiny days, nor on a regular basis.

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Yet it seems awfully cold and off season for finch, but maybe not for this variety, which I have never seen before now.  Anyone have any idea what they are?

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