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Boys and squirrels of the Class of 2021…. Today marks a huge a milestone in your sciurine lives. For the past 18 weeks, you’ve climbed the ranks from kindergarten to high school… and for much of that...
View ArticleRooftop Squirrel
After a relatively cool first half of Spring, this week’s given us our first dose of daily highs in the 80’s (F, not C for those of you who prefer small numbers in your weather forecasts). A good time...
View ArticleLighter Than Air
There are so many amazing attributes that make the common squirrel a very uncommon critter. One thing many people may not notice about squirrels is how they can balance themselves on the most delicate...
View ArticleLiving In The Background
Ever try to photograph a subject only to have someone or something else pop into the shot to steal the show? I was taking a picture of this squirrel attached to the trunk of a tree when another...
View ArticleEar Nibbles
No, not the good kind of ear nibbles. Well…. good if you’re into that kind of thing…. Here’s yet another in a long litany of park squirrels I’ve captured who seems to have fallen victim to the serial...
View ArticleA Squirrel’s Stuff
It’s a fact of life, we all have a lot of stuff, and not a whole lot of room to keep it. When our stuff gets in the way, we find all kinds of nooks and crannies to keep it … Continue reading →
View ArticleOut In Left Field
There’s a section of the local park out behind the left field fence of the main softball diamond that routinely floods when it rains, and the resulting swamp can linger for days or even weeks. When I...
View ArticleSaturday Not Squirrels
With all of the health battles I’ve had the past couple months, I literally haven’t taken any new squirrel photos at all since my last trip to the park in mid May (something I plan to fix this coming...
View ArticleFeeling Sorry For Me
While rainy, hot and humid conditions kept a trip to the park out of the question during my 5 day vacay, I was able to take a few minutes on Thursday to get a few squirrel pictures for my collection …...
View ArticleUncooperative
Not every squirrel is happy to pose for a chance to be the Saturday Squirrel. What a sour and dismissive face for the normally vibrant and energetic squirrel! You really think you can crap on my...
View ArticleBungle In The Jungle
Whenever I run out of recent squirrel photos that are Saturday blog worthy, I can usually flip open a random photo archive from back in the day and easily find a gem that didn’t get its due at the...
View ArticleUp And Down
Yes, even the trees have traffic laws to keep the flow of squirrels moving in an efficient manner and reduce accidents. Remember, should you find yourself on the arboreal highway, to never go up the...
View ArticleThere Is Another
Do you know how many times I looked at this picture of what I thought was a lone squirrel giving me that “go away kid, you bother me” look before I noticed his buddy? Yes, there’s another squirrel in...
View ArticleThe Right Light
There’s a reason people can make a career out of being lighting experts. If you’re in any kind of film industry, whether it’s Hollywood, TV, or even a still photographer… the light projected onto your...
View ArticleThis Is The Life
What better way to spend a warm, lazy summer day than laying out in the shade? This week’s Saturday Squirrel knows how to relax. Stashing acorns for the coming winter? That can wait… Who needs the...
View ArticleYou Gonna Finish Those Fries?
No matter how cute they may look, please don’t feed the Saturday Squirrels. They eat enough as it is… Have a great weekend everyone!
View ArticleYou Never Know…
Over the many years I’ve been posting pictures I’ve taken of squirrels on Saturdays, I’ve gotten a lot of comments wondering how I can get so many interesting photos of the little guys. It’s not easy…...
View ArticleStrike A Pose
Excuse me. Excuse me, Sir… with the ear notch! Yes, you! Mind if I get a photo of you for all of the squirrel lovers on my blog? Nothing fancy…. just pose naturally! Yes…. (SNAP!)….. perfect!!!! You...
View ArticleLightpole Sitta
Nature made trees for squirrels to use as both a home and a playground. But we humans have given them something far more dangerous that they seem to enjoy even more…. our electrical infrastructure....
View ArticleThe Gargoyle
Just a squirrel I spotted in my neighbor’s tree yesterday on a cool, cloudy, misty autumn day shielding himself from the dampness with his tail… and barking his fool head off as he typically does from...
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