One of my latest obsessions is photographing the squirrels who are frequenting my front yard and trees and fencing. We've always had a lot of squirrel activity in the back yard, which my dog Little Guy loves telling the entire neighborhood about. For the last few months, I've noticed not only more bushy-tailed critters out front, but also lots of peanut shells all over my driveway. Turns out that my neighbor installed a squirrel feeder that she keeps stocked with peanuts. Lots of yummy peanuts.
I've had a lot of misses in my attempts to capture these fast rodents. Luckily, I have a really good optical zoom on my camera and that comes in handy. We've had a few staredowns and I get ready to snap and they run. I think there are mainly two who are hanging out in the front, but I don't know for sure. And no, I haven't named them. Yet.
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There's really no substitute for optical zoom for photographing animals. Here's my Canon commmercial, taken last summer on vacation:
http://www.1134.org/gallery/vacation2006-2/aai
LOL, your title cracked me up. :)
Nice shots. Once they're full and fat with peanuts, they'll slow down. My MIL has a lazy squirrel that was very cooperative.
obsessive? you?
lovely photos - I saw a really cute squirrel this lunchtime.
Always good to find another Firefly fan....
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