50mm f/1.4 lens, 1/100, f/4, ISO 400.
Looks harmless doesn’t he? Ha! Once this rabbit-sized squirrel saw that I had an open bag of nuts in my hand, he made a beeline for me, scrambled up my legs (youch!), and dove in my pocket searching for them.
Then, upon finding the cornucopia of nuts (we are talking like, elite trail mix, the good stuff), he pouched 10 of them and scurried off to hide them. His hiding system consisted of digging a small hole, dropping the nut in, and covering it with a fallen leaf. Fortunately for me, he did eventually sit still for a few shots, as he figured out his next move. Sneaky Sneakerson!
Ol’ Nutters, as I called him, actually broke the skin on my fingers with his vicious claws, so if I start to froth at the mouth, secure me in some kind of secret underground lab with bullet proof glass. It could be for the sake of human kind. Beware.
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He’s still plotting something evil.
I can’t belive I am saying this but he is SOOO CUUUTTEEE (In this photo)(before he attacks you lol)..
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believe**
opppsyy.
I agree… SOOOOOO CUTE!!
Wish we had then in jolly old aus!
But we had to put up with just-as visious possums that fall out of trees and into your pool and you think it’s either a rather rediculously large rat or just a silly cat!
Points off cuteness for biting though!
Hunh. Is it a vicious black squirrel that got a dye job?
Something about his pose reminds me of Gollum from Lord of the rings, definitely got some evil plot going on in that head…
In a Mr. Burns voice “Excellent…”
…uhhh… hairy scary monster!
I hope u r ok. He looks like a nasty bugger.
Oh, man! Great photo!! But, 50mm? You were way too close! I would have feared for my lives!! LOL
Hope you at least got some first-aid!
Great minds think alike I guess, I posted this just hours before your post … http://ryanhellyer.net/squirrel/
Damm… hope you’re ok… I’ve heard that those little buggers can be vicious…
Next time use the 70-200 @ 200mm….
I’ve photographed a couple of wild squirrels, but never got attacked by one…
On the other hand… I’ve been bitten by spiders (several species, only 1 was poisonous and required treatment), rats (the “normal” fluffy ones like hamsters and the “wild” sewer rats, these last ones required a trip to the hospital and a couple of shots just to be on the safe side), dogs (domesticated and stray, the last ones requires medical treatment), cats (domesticated and stray, last ones required medical treatment as well), birds (domesticated, never got bitten by a wild bird), snakes (14 bites, only 1 left a small scar on my right leg, fortunately we don’t have poisonous snakes around here…) and several “exotic” animals…
This is the down side of photographing for the humane society…
P.S.: next week i’m gonna photograph 1 male and 1 female lynx at the National Center for Reproduction of the Iberian Lynx in Captivity. A couple of shots are from outside the cage… and then they’re inside the cage… wish me luck… If i never post a reply in here again, it’s probably because i got turned into Lynx Snack…
He doesn’t look to impressed
I think he gave you his best Top Model pose :-)
He definitely looks like he’s up to somethin fishy… or should I say squirrely :)
Poor Lisa, “Les risques du métier ” comme on dit.
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Not cute.
No squirell will ever be cute.
I hate them.
Death to squirells.
Have you ever seen a white one?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stevegarfield/2705776099/
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I was charged by a black swan while trying to photograph its young. It backed down when I stood up and it saw that I was waaayy bigger than it was. I don’t blame it, though. It was defending its babies.