Normally, I wouldn't consider a picture of a squirrel all that exciting. But the squirrels in the woods behind our office are not the tame, gray squirrels I'm used to. These squirrels are very much afraid of humans. I can hear them scurrying off as I approach. Sometime, I'll see them run up a tree and hide on the side away from me. This is where their having eyes on either side of their head come in handy. If they cling to the tree with their head facing up, they can see a predator approach from either side of the tree and run to the other side. And that's what they've been doing to me for five months!Well, I've finally succeeded. I think this one must be a young squirrel who isn't as afraid of people as it should be. It did
run away as soon as it heard me but when it climbed the tree, it decided to watch me from a branch. I guess it felt safe enough because I was pretty far away. He (or she, I can't tell) didn't know my camera has a 12x optical zoom (equivalent to a 420mm lens on a 35mm camera) so I was able to snap these two pictures without needing to move too much. He didn't seem to be scared off by the various "beep" sounds the camera makes as it changes modes and focuses. I could have gotten more pictures if I didn't have to get back to the office. I continue to be impressed with this camera, a Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ7S, with this wide zoom range and its built-in image stabilization - I don't use a tripod on my lunch-time walks.
3 comments:
i like squirrels very much. I like take pictures of them. And yours is adorable!
Thank you. I was fortunate to get those pictures. I've never seen that squirrel since then.
it's seems too strange for me. i live already something about 5 years in Alabama, and there are so many little creatures around! I'm very excited about it. Squirrels, chipmunks, opossums, coyotes, rabbits, skunks, etc... I've taken lot of pictures!
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