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English Red Squirrel

Gallery: Regional: UKNPPosted February 5, 2011335 views22 comments

A porky red squirrel with belly ache ...LOL
Taken last weekend with the motley crew ...all aboard the charabanc !
Two hours in a frozen stream and we gave up and headed for the woods,just so we could say we took a picture ..
Numbers have dwindled over the last twelve months with the local trust notified of numbers spotted and a strange fungal growth to claws on one or two squirrels .. They are on the case ..

Cloned out peanut shell from arm .
D3 /500f4
at F4 , 1/160th, iso1000,-0.7 ev
CR pp Cs3 FF .

Comments

22 comments

Comment posted by John Robinson on February 5, 2011 at 6:59 AM

Excellent stuff. Very envious.
jr

Registered on March 2, 2008, 535 Posts, 2453 Comments

Comment posted by Andy Astbury on February 5, 2011 at 7:39 AM

I recognise that Squidger...!

Nice to get a 'keeper' considering all the circs - looks to me like he's only shown up for the pizza; and like me he was disappointed - damned teachers!

Make a nice editorial with plenty of room for text underneath too.

Registered on January 11, 2007, 28 Posts, 257 Comments

Comment posted by Kim Connolly on February 5, 2011 at 8:34 AM

It's a beautifully composed shot. Love it.

Registered on June 18, 2008, 14 Posts, 226 Comments

Comment posted by Jeroen Stel on February 5, 2011 at 8:38 AM

Wonderful light and well done at 1/160 sec!

greetings,

Jeroen Stel

Registered on November 10, 2003, 366 Posts, 481 Comments

Comment posted by Des Ong on February 5, 2011 at 9:07 AM

Nice one!

Registered on July 12, 2007, 23 Posts, 234 Comments

Comment posted by Oscar Dewhurst on February 5, 2011 at 9:51 AM

Great shot Mark - the only squirrels I have are large and grey, and eat all the bird nuts!

Oscar

Registered on August 6, 2009, 85 Posts, 502 Comments

Comment posted by Edwin kats on February 5, 2011 at 10:37 AM

iso 1000? Are you mad?

Good one shag!

Edwin

Registered on April 24, 2006, 177 Posts, 399 Comments

Comment posted by Andy Bate on February 5, 2011 at 11:17 AM

great capture, loving the soft feel to the background!

Registered on January 18, 2007, 3 Posts, 11 Comments

Comment posted by Neil Burton on February 5, 2011 at 11:46 AM

When I saw the thumbnail I though it was one od Edwins, but no, this one is at ISO1000....certainly looks good though.

Registered on September 16, 2010, 26 Posts, 461 Comments

Comment posted by Justin on February 5, 2011 at 12:33 PM

Good one Mark.
The out of focus foreground leads the eye up through the scene to the branch then straight on to the squirrel.
The portrait format works well here with the squirrel positioned high in the frame.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 106 Posts, 1697 Comments

Comment posted by PhilH on February 5, 2011 at 3:23 PM

Nice particularly given the light etc......

Registered on December 31, 2004, 51 Posts, 281 Comments

Comment posted by Fran French on February 6, 2011 at 5:43 AM

Absolutley gorgeous Mark, and worth heading to the woods for.

Fran

Registered on June 9, 2008, 4 Posts, 47 Comments

Comment posted by keith mitchell on February 6, 2011 at 6:19 AM

Mark that's just great.

Keith.

Registered on July 12, 2008, 127 Posts, 1735 Comments

Comment posted by Geoffrey Baker on February 6, 2011 at 7:23 AM

A classic Red Squirrel image Mark

Sad to hear they're having problems, hope it's sorted soon.
Well captured.

Geoff.

Registered on August 20, 2010, 192 Posts, 980 Comments

Comment posted by Phillip Tomkinson on February 6, 2011 at 7:24 AM

Hi Mark a excellent image.

Phil.

Registered on July 14, 2005, 194 Posts, 427 Comments

Comment posted by Guy Rogers on February 6, 2011 at 12:07 PM

Hello Mark.

Very nice with some good light on the squirrel, but it the setting that I really like and with the squirrel just make for an excellent shot.

Registered on January 16, 2007, 450 Posts, 995 Comments

Comment posted by Dave Bartlett on February 6, 2011 at 2:27 PM

Great setting and use of the light - cracking 'perch' too.

Dave

Registered on March 9, 2008, 9 Posts, 113 Comments

Comment posted by Mark Davies on February 6, 2011 at 2:51 PM

Thanks all . Thanks Jules ,,, same physique different wage packet ...

''iso 1000? Are you mad?'' YEP ....Thanks Edster

Registered on February 3, 2009, 21 Posts, 327 Comments

Comment posted by Karen Summers on February 7, 2011 at 6:48 AM

Very nice Mark especially with the light hope they sort the problem out soon and great to see an english one

Registered on December 3, 2009, 83 Posts, 818 Comments

Comment posted by Ian Macdermott on February 7, 2011 at 5:14 PM

Superb Red Sqizza as always Mark

Maybe a bit off the bottom to remove the brown bit.

Registered on January 31, 2008, 15 Posts, 135 Comments

Comment posted by Ian Haskell on February 8, 2011 at 6:12 PM

Looks pretty good.

Ian

Registered on October 30, 2008, 24 Posts, 673 Comments

Comment posted by Danny Green on February 9, 2011 at 6:24 AM

That looks like Andy

but happier

Great shot you Git!

Danny

Registered on November 27, 2005, 70 Posts, 313 Comments