Hey ThquirrelGirl...

[OddBall]

thquirrel...

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e28/visund/Pets/Thquirell_zps9e3093b9.jpg

took this while walking Bandit this afternoon.
Those little guys don't sit still for long.

[wwomanC6]

Your right about that! Great pic, very clear and close up! I like the squirrels pose.


I did not have time to snap the one in my yard today as I got home. He ran across my driveway in front of the Vette and off to the neighbors trees! No getting a shot of him!





Oh yea and my bird feeder is empty!

[wwomanC6]

How far away from you was that shot?

Did Bandit see it?

[OddBall]

How far away from you was that shot?

Did Bandit see it?

Yep, Bandit saw him, but too late. Bandit was behind me and the squirrel took off along the the limb and up the nearest tree.

Probably a good 25 or so yards.
I was using the 55-250 lens, and had the zoom maxed out.

Here's the uncropped pic..

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e28/visund/Pets/Image5_zpsea8f246b.jpg

..and this is pretty much as far as I can crop it without it pixelating.
I learned that if I've got a lot of trees around, it's going to screw with the autofocus,
so I have to go manual with it.
That makes getting squirrels and birds while in a thicket a challenge.
They don't sit still long enough to get a good zoom and focus.
Just a few seconds more and I would have got even a better focus.
I wound up deleting a lot of photo's.

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e28/visund/Pets/Image7_zpsbfc7e5ce.jpg

[wwomanC6]

It's ok you had to delete a bunch of pics. In the process of taking all of them, you got the money shot! :hurray:






I have a bunny rabbit that keeps coming into the neighbors yard and eating the grass. I want to get a pic of it but its always at night that I see it in out and about. So the lighting is not good for getting a pic. The street light is the only lighting.

Any ideas/recommendations?

[OddBall]

It's ok you had to delete a bunch of pics. In the process of taking all of them, you got the money shot! :hurray:






I have a bunny rabbit that keeps coming into the neighbors yard and eating the grass. I want to get a pic of it but its always at night that I see it in out and about. So the lighting is not good for getting a pic. The street light is the only lighting.

Any ideas/recommendations?

Not a one. I have no experience at all with night shots. I would say a floodlight, but those things throw a lot of shadow, and it would probably scare away the subject anyway. I'm sure Thomas and Grey Ghost probably know how though.

If It's clear here tonight, I might try a few on the horses out in the Yadkinville pasture. The moon is still bright, which gives a nice outline effect on the animals. I just need to practice at getting those long, low-light exposures. I'll share anything I learn with you. (which may or may not be a good thing :funny: )

[wwomanC6]

:rofl:


I'm so surprised my cat has not caught and killed it yet!

[wwomanC6]

I just went outside and guess what was on my roof!


Thquirrel!


grabbed my cell phone and got a few pics. my camera was in the car and did not think I had time to grab it.

pic coming shortly

[wwomanC6]

Crappy cell phone pics of Squirrel on Thquirrel's house! Squirrel is after my bird feeder food hanging on the corner of the front entrance!

Hoping to get a pic of it raiding the feeder!




http://i1089.photobucket.com/albums/i359/dixonwl/March30002_zps01e61014.jpg

http://i1089.photobucket.com/albums/i359/dixonwl/March30003_zps01229149.jpg

Zoomed in pics turned out blurry! :sadangel:

[OddBall]

I'd say he's got the route to that feeder figured out. :funny:

[carlton_fritz]

http://i49.tinypic.com/bhhekg.jpg

[wwomanC6]

I'd say he's got the route to that feeder figured out. :funny:

Yea. Moved the feeder to a small tree out front. :seasix:

[wwomanC6]

http://i49.tinypic.com/bhhekg.jpg

Any idea what its eating?

[carlton_fritz]

Any idea what its eating?
:island14:

[wwomanC6]

How far away was that taken from, Kelly. Good zoom in I assume!

Great pic bye the way! :hurray:

[OddBall]

Little guy got creamed yesterday.

...sniff...:sad:

[wwomanC6]

Ran over???:nonod:




:sad:






:cry:

[Sea Six]

Any idea what its eating?

Looks like it's just finishing up a pine cone.

[OddBall]

Ran over???:nonod:




:sad:






:cry:

Yep. Poor guy. :sadangel:

[wwomanC6]

Last year found one ran over here on the street. Did not see any for a while until a month ago. Know for sure there are at least two in the neighborhood right now. Will not be surprised to find them ran over too. Lots of traffic around here. :sadangel:

Would not be surprised if you have another one show up soon to take its place. :yesnod:

[wwomanC6]

Looks like it's just finishing up a pine cone.


They eat pine cones?

[OddBall]

Last year found one ran over here on the street. Did not see any for a while until a month ago. Know for sure there are at least two in the neighborhood right now. Will not be surprised to find them ran over too. Lots of traffic around here. :sadangel:

Would not be surprised if you have another one show up soon to take its place. :yesnod:

In that particular section of woods, there are at least a dozen; so yeah, his bro's will divvy up the turf.
This is in my neighborhood and not where the horses are at, so there are just squirrels and some rabbits. Even though it's a rural neighborhood, the dogs, cats and cars seem to keep the varmint population down. Out where the horses are at, there are a buh-zillion varmints, along with livestock and other wildlife. I need to get out there and start hiking/riding the trails.

[Sea Six]

They eat pine cones?

They used to tear up pine cones up at the house I grew up in. They eat the few seeds that are deep inside it. They wind up tearing off all the little pieces of bark that make up the pine done and leave the core, which is what the squirrel is holding in the picture.

[Sea Six]

Here's what the pine cone core looks like after the squirrel has chewed off all the "pine shavings," as we used to call them (they hurt when stepped on barefoot!)

pine cone on left has been chewed up by squirrels taking out pine nuts. - naughtymonkeys' Photos (http://naughtymonkeys.smugmug.com/Nature/naughtymonkeys/15969809_grrPXq/1524583005_6MsV5WQ#!i=1524583005&k=6MsV5WQ)

[wwomanC6]

In that particular section of woods, there are at least a dozen; so yeah, his bro's will divvy up the turf.
This is in my neighborhood and not where the horses are at, so there are just squirrels and some rabbits. Even though it's a rural neighborhood, the dogs, cats and cars seem to keep the varmint population down. Out where the horses are at, there are a buh-zillion varmints, along with livestock and other wildlife. I need to get out there and start hiking/riding the trails.

Good to hear! You will have plenty of subjects (varmints) to hone your picture skills on! :seasix: :lol:

[wwomanC6]

They used to tear up pine cones up at the house I grew up in. They eat the few seeds that are deep inside it. They wind up tearing off all the little pieces of bark that make up the pine done and leave the core, which is what the squirrel is holding in the picture.

I was going to get some pine cones for my flower beds and winter flower pot decorating on the porch. Might have to rethink that!

[Sea Six]

I was going to get some pine cones for my flower beds and winter flower pot decorating on the porch. Might have to rethink that!

If they're old and starting to spread open I don't think they will tear those apart.

I only recall seeing those bright orange pine cone shavings... never the old, gray, weathered pine shavings.

[carlton_fritz]

How far away was that taken from, Kelly. Good zoom in I assume!

Great pic bye the way! :hurray:
I was pretty close to him. Less than 30 feet I would guess.

[wwomanC6]

If they're old and starting to spread open I don't think they will tear those apart.

I only recall seeing those bright orange pine cone shavings... never the old, gray, weathered pine shavings.

Then I can still use them! :hurray:

I was pretty close to him. Less than 30 feet I would guess.

Nice shot! Cool you were able to get close! Squirrel must have been hungry!:squirrel:

[JMS32935]

Here's a sequence from a few years back (from 2008).
I was steadying the camera on that railing, and too-tame squirrel came looking to see if I was offering anything...

http://jms32935.com/tmp/photos/080417-TurkeyCreek/DSC_0209.JPG

http://jms32935.com/tmp/photos/080417-TurkeyCreek/DSC_0210.JPG

http://jms32935.com/tmp/photos/080417-TurkeyCreek/DSC_0211.JPG

... I got spooked and jumped-back after that last pic, and so did the beastie.
I'm pleased at how well they turned-out, though.

:cert:

~

[OddBall]

Those are awesome! :cert:

[wwomanC6]

:iagree: You can just see the curiosity and anticipation in its eyes and body posture!


Squirrel has that "What ya got for me?" look! :lol:

[JMS32935]

In 1st pic, see how Squirrel's got his toenails around the edge of the board, in case he needed to make a quick get-away... :D


Also... look at the wood-grain in the railing where the squirrel is, and you can see how narrow a depth of field I had.
My zoom lens was cranked all they way out to 200mm (which shows how a long lens can also be good for macro-like shots). This was late afternoon when light was getting dimmer, so aperture was fully open. Camera's auto-focus and exposure were setup for "center spot" (which I find good for those kind of shots), but other settings were left up to the camera's program (because my eyesight and reflexes are not good enough to successfully handle manual settings in this kind of situation).
As I already mentioned, I'm pleased with the results.

:cert:

[wwomanC6]

I took Chip n Dale outside to play fetch. After a few tosses with the ball, Chip ran over to the tree in the front yard and was looking up in the tree. He dropped his ball and keep looking up.

I knew right away a Squirrel must be in the tree. Sure enough, it was there trying to hide. Took me a minute to find him. Only had time to quick grab my cell phone and snap some shots.

Went inside to grab some bird feeder food. As I was filling the feeder, the squirrel jumped out of the tree and took off, with Chip n Dale taking chase. :lol:
But the squirrel was long gone before they realized it to give chase.

http://i1089.photobucket.com/albums/i359/dixonwl/May122103038_zps00ce5eb0.jpg
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http://i1089.photobucket.com/albums/i359/dixonwl/May122103042_zps47faa2bc.jpg

[73sbVert]

:iagree: You can just see the curiosity and anticipation in its eyes and body posture!


Squirrel has that "What ya got for me?" look! :lol:

Yeah, I knew a girl a long time ago with that same look in her eyes! Only she was looking for diamonds and anything expensive instead of 'nuts'!

She didn't stick around long once she realized just how poor an E-5 really is! :rofl:

[Torqaholic]

Any idea what its eating?

Looks like a piece of Staghorn Sumac.

http://inglenookorganics.com/images/staghorn-full.jpg

[OddBall]

I took Chip n Dale outside to play fetch. After a few tosses with the ball, Chip ran over to the tree in the front yard and was looking up in the tree. He dropped his ball and keep looking up.

I knew right away a Squirrel must be in the tree. Sure enough, it was there trying to hide. Took me a minute to find him. Only had time to quick grab my cell phone and snap some shots.

Went inside to grab some bird feeder food. As I was filling the feeder, the squirrel jumped out of the tree and took off, with Chip n Dale taking chase. :lol:
But the squirrel was long gone before they realized it to give chase.


He blended quite nicely. Are there a lot of other trees around?

[wwomanC6]

There are quite a few trees here and there in the neighborhood. I see them quite often in several of my neighbors yards and trees. Even seen him (or her) on roofs to get around neighbor cats and dogs.

My cat has gotten lazy and stopped chasing critters and eating them. Did find a half eaten lizard Friday on the front walkway. Rabbits are eating my strawberries and wild berries.

Oh and my bug eaters are back. :hurray: Saw three frogs in and around the cats water dishes. Tried to get pics last night, but was too dark.

[Bucwheat]

We have a famly of them messing up the flower boxes and bird feeders,can't chace them of either.

[wwomanC6]

We have a famly of them messing up the flower boxes and bird feeders,can't chace them of either.

Have you tried placing moth ball or chunks of Irish Spring soap in areas where you don't want them placing the nut stashes?

[wwomanC6]

....on Memorial day.

Caught SQUIRREL red handed stealing from the cookie jar. Took around 150 pics, posting a few below.

Late afternoon I saw three squirrels playing in the neighbors yard and trees.
I snuck over and got a few shots. This was the best one.

http://i1089.photobucket.com/albums/i359/dixonwl/Squirrels%20in%20the%20yard/Memorialday2013082_zps1f37037b.jpg




So I filled up the bird feeder in my yard. A little later I saw one sneeking to my neighbor's yard, on the left! So again I grab my camera and stand inside at the front door.




http://i1089.photobucket.com/albums/i359/dixonwl/Squirrels%20in%20the%20yard/SquirrelMemorialDay032_zps04289c9f.jpg
http://i1089.photobucket.com/albums/i359/dixonwl/Squirrels%20in%20the%20yard/SquirrelMemorialDay029_zps677f0bfe.jpg
http://i1089.photobucket.com/albums/i359/dixonwl/Squirrels%20in%20the%20yard/SquirrelMemorialDay028_zps77831393.jpg

Mom, There's a SQUIRREL in the yard!!!

Here he comes!!!


http://i1089.photobucket.com/albums/i359/dixonwl/Squirrels%20in%20the%20yard/SquirrelMemorialDay047_zps081646fe.jpg
http://i1089.photobucket.com/albums/i359/dixonwl/Squirrels%20in%20the%20yard/SquirrelMemorialDay054_zps3beca8f9.jpg

http://i1089.photobucket.com/albums/i359/dixonwl/Squirrels%20in%20the%20yard/SquirrelMemorialDay059_zps68e94383.jpg
http://i1089.photobucket.com/albums/i359/dixonwl/Squirrels%20in%20the%20yard/SquirrelMemorialDay061_zps42f8e6d4.jpg
http://i1089.photobucket.com/albums/i359/dixonwl/Squirrels%20in%20the%20yard/SquirrelMemorialDay062_zpsb7ea68e5.jpg



Playing peek-a-boo! :lol:




http://i1089.photobucket.com/albums/i359/dixonwl/Squirrels%20in%20the%20yard/SquirrelMemorialDay066_zps724c8741.jpg



He was a male Squirrel. Look between his legs! :lol:



http://i1089.photobucket.com/albums/i359/dixonwl/Squirrels%20in%20the%20yard/SquirrelMemorialDay138_zps7b419bfe.jpg
http://i1089.photobucket.com/albums/i359/dixonwl/Squirrels%20in%20the%20yard/SquirrelMemorialDay109_zpsf3decdad.jpg


To see some more of the shots see the album below.

Squirrels In The Yard Photos by dixonwl | Photobucket

[73sbVert]

....on Memorial day.


He was a male Squirrel. Look between his legs! :lol:



http://i1089.photobucket.com/albums/i359/dixonwl/Squirrels%20in%20the%20yard/SquirrelMemorialDay138_zps7b419bfe.jpg


...

You're such a perv!!!!


:rofl:

[OddBall]

http://i1089.photobucket.com/albums/i359/dixonwl/Squirrels%20in%20the%20yard/Memorialday2013082_zps1f37037b.jpg



Love this one. The look on his face!

[Sea Six]

Best In Show Nuts Scene - YouTube

[carlton_fritz]

http://i39.tinypic.com/1zf0tmw.jpg

[wwomanC6]

Nice butt shot! :D How far did you zoom in? Very clear shot!


I missed a great photo op yesterday. Squirrel was under the bird feeder eating sunflower seeds I spread on the ground. Lots of birds were fighting to get a spot at the feeder right above him. Blue Jays were hopping in & stealing roasted peanuts in the shells from around the squirrel.

I figured the squirrels would go for the peanuts in the shell first. Nope, sun flowers seed were on his menu!

[carlton_fritz]

Nice butt shot! :D How far did you zoom in? Very clear shot!


I missed a great photo op yesterday. Squirrel was under the bird feeder eating sunflower seeds I spread on the ground. Lots of birds were fighting to get a spot at the feeder right above him. Blue Jays were hopping in & stealing roasted peanuts in the shells from around the squirrel.

I figured the squirrels would go for the peanuts in the shell first. Nope, sun flowers seed where on his menu!
All the way. Isn't it obvious? :rofl:

[carlton_fritz]

http://i40.tinypic.com/11hxgn7.jpg

[wwomanC6]

All the way. Isn't it obvious? :rofl:

:rofl::rofl: :yesnod:

[carlton_fritz]

http://i42.tinypic.com/wtuf14.jpg

[wwomanC6]

http://i42.tinypic.com/wtuf14.jpg

Oh wow! I like this one. Great colors!