Red Squirrel 2

Thanks cammie. As a brand new bubbler at the time you posted your comment, I was confused as to how to reply. However, better late than never, so thanks again.

Tara, as a new bubbler when you posted your comment, I got confused over the replies so you probably didn’t see my note. Anyhow, I’m getting better at it now. Thanks very much for your comment, much appreciated.

Thanks Jennifer, sorry for the late reply to your comment.

Thanks very much, Esther. Yes, they are cute little animals and not so often seen now in the UK.

Jane, thanks very much – sorry, I missed your comment when you posted it – much appreciated.

Thanks so much, Karen. This fellow was in the UK, in the Lake District. In Tuscany we have a type that is much darker and definitely shyer. A challenge for me when we return there next week is to try to get some shots of one.

Many thanks, Cora, much appreciated!

Thanks very much, Andrew. The whole shoot was quite amusing. I set up the camera on the ground with focus set on the peanut. I then attached a remote release and sat back as the squirrel came to take the nut. Each time the shutter fired, he jumped in the air in surprise, so he got quite a few nuts until I’d got the shot I wanted!

Many thanks, Kelly

Thanks so much, Michelle!

Many thanks, Lorilee!

Thanks very much, Richard.

Thanks so much, Ingrid!

Many thanks, Pauline, much appreciated!

Many, many thanks, BigD, to you and the other hosts of this great group.

Many thanks, jdm, much appreciated!

Thanks very much, Rick!

Thanks, Jim, much appreciated.

Many thanks, Louise.

Thanks, Sandy!

Luda, thanks so much :))

So glad you liked it, Carol, many thanks:))

Thanks, Seawhisper, I agree, they’re magical little creatures! :))

Many thanks, George. This guy was such fun and a very cooperative model!

Thanks for your great comment, Barbie! I hadn’t looked at it from that perspective! lol!!

Thanks so much, Rhonda, very much apprreciated:))

Ann, thanks so much. I agree, it’s very sad – they are such wonderful little creatures. Just looking at your profile, I hope you are feeling better.

Thanks very much, Sonya:))

Wow, thanks, Marie, I’m delighted!! :)))

Thanks very much, Angela, much appreciated. If you look higher up in the comments list, I explain (to Andrew Murrell) how I got this shot:))

Thanks very much, TickerGirl! It’s the same in the UK, they’re very much on the decline. Here in Tuscany, they seem to be holding their own, I’m pleased to say (although they eat all my walnuts!!) :))

Thanks very much for your lovely comment, Barb:))

Many thanks, Kathy!

He was a really cute fellow, Simone, and totally happy to be one of the gang! Thanks very much for your comment:))

Thanks very much, Ann. This one was actually taken last August in the UK in the Lake District. They are certainly hard to find; this one and his friends just happened to live in and around the garden where we were staying and appeared on the one dry evening we had! I haven’t seen the Swiss ones, but the red squirrels we get here in Tuscany are much darker, and not so tame! They come near to the house in the spring eating blossom from the trees, but otherwise we don’t see them. There are two shots of them on page four of my photos. Thanks again for stopping by and thanks for the fav:))

Thanks very much, Ellen!

Many thanks, Maremarie, I’m very pleased you liked it:))

Thanks very much, Luci:))

Many thanks, Sharon, much appreciated!

Yes, he was great, and so friendly! Many thanks, Sharon!, and thanks too for the fav!!

Thanks very much, seductress! and thanks too for the fav!!

Many thanks, Betha:)) Thanks too for the fav!

Hey, as my neighbour’s dog would say, ‘what’s a few fleas between friends!!’ I think cuddling would have stretched this little fella’s friendliness a bit; he was just after the nuts! Grazie mille, Maestro G!

Many thanks, maxy!! :))

Thanks very much, Angelphotozzz, I’m very pleased you liked it! :))

Grazie mille, Daniela!! Davis, David, Fred, è uguale!!

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Many thanks, reflector, much appreciated! Thanks too for the fav!

Thanks very much, Eugenio!!

Hi Mo, sorry, I missed your comment when you posted it. No I wasn’t on my belly, I cheated by prefocussing the camera on a peanut a few inches in front of the camera and then putting it on manual, stood it on the ground, attached an extension shutter release and sat a few feet away, waiting. The squirrel would come up and grab the nut and which point I would click the shutter, the squirrel would jump in alarm and run off with the nut. Hilarious. Then a couple of minutes later he’d be back for another nut. Half an hour of great fun and a pile of shots of which this was the best!

Many thanks, Yvonne:))

Thanks very much, Melinda, I’m delighted you liked it. He certainly had a very cheeky look about him!

Many thanks, Robyn:))