Grey Squirrel

[Dusty]

This squirrel posed for me as if I had told him too.

[Geoff F]

Works well.

[Mike Buckley]

This squirrel posed for me as if I had told him too.

And you took full advantage of the situation. Gorgeous colors and detail!

If you have a little more space on the right side, consider including it.

[Shadowman]

Nicely done.

[FrankMi]

From this near perfect capture, I'd say not only did you tell him, Dave, but he listened and obeyed as well! That's better than most kids do!

Great detail, catch-light, bokeh, composition, really nice image!

[terrib]

Ditto what Frank said! I really like it.

[IzzieK]

I am with Frank...I've got kids too.

[leslie1283]

Very cute!

[Stagecoach]

Wonderful capture Dave, he's definitely playing to the camera.

[Kyle]

Fantastic shot!

[Paniaa]

Dressed up in his best clothes, thoroughly brush and neat he is a very dashing gentleman. (He is a gentleman I take it?) Beautiful, catchlight and all.

[Dave Humphries]

Great capture Dave,

It makes a good desktop background image too (assuming the left side of screen is where your shortcuts are).

Wonderfully sharp, I find the ones down my way tend to quiver (and blur the hairs) even when sat posed like this, but perhaps I shouldn't photograph them when it is quite so cold

Cheers,

[Suzan J]

Hello Dave: I have a "thing" for squirrels... have no idea where that came from?? I know that they are just rodents, but they seem to have so much more personality than mice. Nice shot, complete with what looks like nut shells on the left.

[Dusty]

Thank you Frank, yes he obeyed well.
Dave

[Dusty]

Wonderful capture Dave, he's definitely playing to the camera.

Thanks Graham, he was the perfect poser.
Dave

[Dusty]

Great capture Dave,

It makes a good desktop background image too (assuming the left side of screen is where your shortcuts are).

Wonderfully sharp, I find the ones down my way tend to quiver (and blur the hairs) even when sat posed like this, but perhaps I shouldn't photograph them when it is quite so cold

Cheers,

You can never tell Dave what they will do, lucky this time.
Dave

[Dusty]

Hello Dave: I have a "thing" for squirrels... have no idea where that came from?? I know that they are just rodents, but they seem to have so much more personality than mice. Nice shot, complete with what looks like nut shells on the left.

Thanks Suzan, some people call them pest but they are Gods creatures
Dave.

[Dusty]

Dressed up in his best clothes, thoroughly brush and neat he is a very dashing gentleman. (He is a gentleman I take it?) Beautiful, catchlight and all.

Thanks Pania for your comments.
Dave.

[Dusty]

And you took full advantage of the situation. Gorgeous colors and detail!

If you have a little more space on the right side, consider including it.

Thanks Mike for your comments.
dAVE

[flashback]

Great shot. The colors are great, on the squirrel as well as back- and foreground. It could almost be a mounted specimen in a museum.

I'm fairly sure this is Scirius caroliniensis, known as the eastern (as in eastern U.S.) grey squirrel. In the U.K. it's an invasive species, introduced sometime in the 1800's I believe (maybe because it was cute).

FWIW, rather tastey and good in stews.