My Flora and Fauna Friday subject this week is the American Red Squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus). Alternative common English names include Pine Squirrel, Chickaree and North American Red Squirrel.
This individual was photographed on the South Bruce Peninsula, Ontario, Canada in summer.
This is my contribution to Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Shiny prompt.
Portrait of a male Common Grackle on the South Bruce Peninsula, Ontario in early spring.
This is my contribution to the Weekly Prompts Wednesday Challenge: Support.
As is frequently the case with me I took a sideways look at the prompt. Because the first thing that came to mind on reading the prompt was camera tripods.
I am possibly something of a rarity these days in that I still frequently use a tripod or other form of camera support.
Using my home made ground pod allows me to support a telephoto lens while getting down to eye level with birds and mammals.
Portrait of an Eastern Chipmunk taken using the ground pod.
A tripod set up on the Colpoy’s Bay shoreline at sunrise photographing waves forming icicles. Two of the tripod legs were frozen to the pebbles by the time I packed up the equipment.
Motion blurred wave forming icicles on the Colpoy’s Bay shoreline at sunrise.
Looking Up at something across the yard.
This is my day 29 contribution to Becky’s January Squares on the theme of Up.
An American Red Squirrel looking Up at something across the yard.
Looking Up, checking the sky for a predator.
This is my day 10 contribution to Becky’s January Squares on the theme of Up.
A Red-breasted Nuthatch checking the sky for a predator on the South Bruce Peninsula, Ontario.
This is my contribution to Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge: Silver or Gold prompt.
I had a few ideas for the prompt but wasn’t really happy with any of them. In the end I decided to go with the least obvious idea.
This is a summer plumage Horned Grebe on a pool near Punnichy, Saskatchewan, Canada. I thought the birds ‘horn’ and some of the reflections surrounding it were golden. The reflections are a mix of sky, straw bales and a corral fence created by getting down as close to eye level with the bird as possible.
This is my contribution to the A Photo a Week Challenge: Attitude prompt.
I thought of one particular photo of an American Red Squirrel. I have a few photos of them with an attitude but this one came to mind straight away. Maybe because of the way the squirrel is holding its front paws.
