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Redneck
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Copyright: Lesley Mattuchio (Lesley) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 297 W: 13 N: 913] (2988)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2004-11-10
Categories: Mammals
Camera: Canon EOS 1D Mark II, Canon EF100-400 IS
Exposure: f/8, 1/500 seconds
Details: (Fill) Flash: Yes
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2004-11-11 8:53
Viewed: 1750
Points: 34
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
This industrious little fella is one of the most vocal of the squirrels. The Red Squirrel is much smaller and more wirey in temperament than the Gray Squirrel, another common spiece in North America.

Red Squirrels are often found where there are lots of conifer trees and they store pulled apart pine cones in summer for consumption at a later date. Mushrooms are also an important staple in their diet and they are known to be quite chef-like by haning the 'shrooms upside to dry, then store them for a rainy day!

The most common place to find their nests in is a tree hollow, but they will also sometimes make it in the branches or on occassion a ground burrow.

I do enjoy seeing these spirited pranksters when I walk the sanctuary. My own yard is filled with Gray Squirrels, but not a Red one insight or remotely near me, yet the sanctuary about 15 miles north of me is filled with Reds and very few Grays.

This little fella watched me intently and moved along with me with fast but short staccato movements and at one point stopped and opened his little mouth and belted out an alarm type call. Sure made me chuckle.
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What a cutie. We have them also but they are not very abundant. I've only seen one maybe 3 or 4 times in my whole life. Nice shot.

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  • Midi Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 156 W: 27 N: 184] (2417)
  • [2004-11-11 9:09]
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You have some chance to get a picture like this one, very nice and close, maybe with a zoom?.
Colors are superb, thanks.
Jean Louis.

Lesley, Exceptional photo with great detail, clarity & sharpness. Very bright & colorful with great exposure & very nice reddish brown color tones seen in the fur. Very nice - Great job!!

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  • TAZ Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2385 W: 50 N: 3186] (10922)
  • [2004-11-11 11:05]

Deux écureuils le même jour, quel bonheur ! Cette photo est magnifique ! Tout est bien, le sujet, les couleurs, la netteté, etc.
Congratulations Lesley, wonderfull !!!!!!

Excellent. I think I can see each and every hair on the tail. Tack sharp! I wish we had some of them "grey or red" where I stay. They are such cute critters. Great shot, nice note.

Very good Lesley.
Nice colours and good details.
It looks like mine.
The difference between yours and mine are the crests of the ears in my squirrel.
Well done.

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  • PDP Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2951 W: 366 N: 3779] (11763)
  • [2004-11-11 16:18]

Gorgeous squirrel with the same pose as Gert's. Great work Lesley it's exceptional. Very crisp and clear.

Lesley, Great squirrel shot. Sharpness is very good and DOF well chosen. I love this lens. I want it too!!!!!!! I have seen so many beautiful shots made with it.
Greetings,Jan

Really a very good capture Lesley. The flash did a great job here and you handled it well. Lovely details in the fur and the attitude is simply perfect. Nice note too.

Tack sharp, beautiful capture with great pose. It looks as if he's scratching himself to win time while deciding what to do next ;-))

Great photo with exceptional detail for a fury animal, colours look good, POV and composition is great. Well done.

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  • japie Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1814 W: 100 N: 1904] (5187)
  • [2004-11-11 22:54]

I wold like to add to Gert's comment that another differens is that they hold the nuts in different hands :) You captured this beautifully with excellent sharpness and great color.

Thanks for posting

Very nice Lesley. Such good colours and detail > I love it.

That's cute, very nice photo like always Lesley.

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  • Luc Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2052 W: 315 N: 4301] (14719)
  • [2004-11-12 8:22]

This is a great shot with superb DOF and detail.

TFS.

Always a cute animal, the "eekhoorn".
Sharp and nice colours and he's (she...) even posing in a nice way for you!

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  • deud Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 498 W: 2 N: 464] (2157)
  • [2004-11-16 1:10]

as usual - great.

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