Featured in Backyard Photography / Art December 7, 2011.
Featured in Animals … Captions and Confessions June 23, 2011.
Top Ten in the “Curious Animals” challenge in Amazing Wildlife group January 15, 2011.
Featured in You Big Softee December 4, 2010.
WINNER of the Squirrel’s Challenge in Closeups in Nature November 12, 2010.
Featured in Amazing Wildlife November 5, 2010.
Featured in Friends of Bangor and North Down Camera Club October 17, 2010.
Top Ten in the “Eye Contact – Animals Only” challenge in The Photography Challenge Group October 7, 2010.
Featured in Top Shelf Wildlife September 30, 2010.
Featured in Feelin’ Good! September 29, 2010.
Featured in World Wildlife Photography October 27, 2010.
Second Place in the “Critter Mugshots” challenge in Squirrels and Chipmunks August 22, 2010.
Featured in Squirrel’s and Chipmunks August 11, 2010.

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The famous Maynard G. Krebs line from old b&w tv, “The Dobie Gillis Show.” Yes, I’m reaching waaaay back. Hey. I remember it from the re runs _{smiling innocently.} Most of you will be WAY too young to remember that old show, or not have been living in the US during the stone-age, but as soon as I saw this shot, I said that line to myself. Then it took a while to figure out where I’d heard it from … and … why it’s been a part of my vocabulary all these years!!!! I’m rather proud of myself that I actually did … finally … remember!!

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Image taken with the Nikon D300 and the 150-500mm Sigma OS lens at 500mm from my kitchen French doors. Shutter speed 1/30, aperture f/6.3, exp -0.33, spot metering, iso 200. Slightly cropped, slightly tinkered with in Photoshop CS4.