Let Them Eat Steak
As critters who spend a lot of time scavenging for food on the ground, squirrels find all kinds of cool stuff that’s just lying around waiting to be discovered. I’ve seen squirrels pick up and play...
View ArticleOscar The Grouch
This week’s Saturday Squirrel seems to be channeling everyone’s favorite green monster who lives in the trash cans of Sesame Street. He looks none to pleased that I decided to poke around near his...
View ArticleGolden Tails
One of the more common chromatic aberrations you might see on a common grey squirrel is a bright golden or orange-ish colored tail that stands out from the rest of its body. I’ve long noticed this...
View ArticleSquirrel Dog Eyes
You know how dogs will lay their heads down on the floor and give you that sad look? Squirrels can do that too! And look just as cute as their canine companions while acting pitiful… Good Saturday...
View ArticleGreen Skies
There’s something artistic I like about this photo I took last Spring of a squirrel on a limb looking up at a leaf-filled sky. I can’t quite put my finger on it, but I submit it for your approval....
View ArticleIt Takes Two
I’m not sure what’s going on here. Maybe one squirrel is sharing the location of his secret nut stash with a good friend. Perhaps there’s some playful ear nibbling. Or even a little sciurine hanky...
View ArticleHold The Anchovies
Last time I went to the park, I got to watch a squirrel haul a grilled steak up a tree and nibble away at it. To show that our park is truly a smorgasbord for the local squirrels, this time … Continue...
View ArticlePlotting Your Demise
We all know that squirrels are cute and sweet and lovable and completely and totally innocent. I’ve been providing photographic proof of the benevolence of squirrels for eleven years now. Yet some...
View ArticleThe Wrapper
Humans aren’t the only species with a taste for junk food. If you’ve ever owned a pet, you know they’ll happily snap up whatever unhealthy snacks you happen to drop on the floor. Squirrels apparently...
View ArticleThe Unicorn
Ah, the power of a single well placed drinking straw. It can turn an ordinary park squirrel into this week’s magical Saturday Squirrelicorn! Have a great weekend everyone!
View ArticleTree Inspector
I don’t know what you’d call those nubby extensions coming off a tree trunk where a branch used to be attached to many years ago… but this week’s Saturday Squirrel is quite curious to see what he can...
View ArticleNo Mani/Pedi For Me
There are so many different parts of the squirrel that help make it one of nature’s cutest creatures. Those big, dark eyes. That fuzzy, bushy tail. Their neatly coated and sometimes very fluffy fur....
View ArticleThe Eye
What can be more spooky, yet adorable than a big eyed squirrel peeping on you while wearing an all-knowing grin? Unlike most of the squirrels I photograph, he seems coyly amused to see me. Am I about...
View ArticleA Grizzly Encounter
It’s always a joy for me when I can capture a squirrel in a standing position… it’s one of those squirrel poses that I don’t get often enough, but the results are usually pure gold when I do. That...
View ArticleUp Close And Personal
Go ahead and get a little closer to this week’s Saturday Squirrel! Don’t be shy… Have a great weekend everyone!
View ArticleToothpick, Please
Because sometimes you get those pesky chunks of acorns stuck between your teeth and there isn’t a possum penis lying around to use…. This week’s Saturday Squirrel, taking care of the pearly whites the...
View ArticleBigger Sticks
Squirrels can make some of the silliest faces. Check out the stupefied look of surprise by this guy I found perched on the end of a rotted out branch. Is he chewing on that tree? And are you...
View Article#50 – Three For The Road
When I first began photographing the squirrels in my neighborhood ten years ago, the subjects were plentiful. If the weather was nice, it wasn’t uncommon to see a whole handful of squirrels up and...
View ArticleBeauty In Motion
A squirrel in motion tends to remain in motion… though if a photographer is lucky, they can capture the graceful appearance of one in mid-leap, and the result shows the grace these critters possess in...
View Article#49 – Cheers!
Inspiration, much like perspiration, is all around us… and I have certainly drawn my fair share of inspiration from the squirrels I’ve encountered over the past decade. I certainly wasn’t expecting to...
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