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Squirrel Appreciation Day

January 21, 2016 by Tricia Booker Photography

I have a love-hate relationship with the squirrels in my yard. They are fun to watch, so adorable and most of the time they make me smile. In fact, the squirrel crop this year seems to include the most polite I’ve had in many years. They spend their time under the bird feeders, cleaning up the spilled seed and playing in the nearby trees. In the past, though, I’ve had some rogue squirrels, which seemed to take pleasure in destroying […]

Categories: Nature, Photography • Tags: photography, squirrel, squirrel appreciation day, winter

Wildlife Wednesday

February 19, 2014 by Tricia Booker Photography

Unfortunately, this squirrel isn’t very wild because it’s decided our front yard, porch and bird feeder are its home away from home. I have to admit that after watching the half-dozen squirrels invading my yard this winter, this little one has tugged at my heartstrings. It’s the smallest, thinnest and has a scar on its back, so more and more often I’ve let it hang out. Peppermint watches it through the glass door, and it’s become so brave that it […]

Categories: Nature, Photography • Tags: eating, Nikon D800E, photography, snow, squirrel, Virginia, winter

Weekly Photo Challenge: Juxtaposition

January 24, 2014 by Tricia Booker Photography

The squirrel in the bird feeder is one of my regular challenges, and although I’ve seen squirrel feeders at the farm and garden stores, I’ve not yet purchased one. I have a feeling that the squirrels would simply bypass the obvious, because I believe they enjoy the challenge of scaling the front porch railings, leaping across the abyss to commandeer the feeder and chasing off the birds. Although it might not be an unusual juxtaposition in the scheme of things–and […]

Categories: Nature, Photography • Tags: bird feeder, juxtaposition, nature, Nikon D800E, squirrel, Weekly Photo Challenge, winter

Busted

May 8, 2013 by Tricia Booker Photography

The Squirrel Buster bird feeder is indeed doing its job. After our bear incident last weekend, I found all of the pieces strewn about the yard and managed to reassemble it, and, remarkably, it’s working again. Instead of rehanging it in a nearby tree, I hung it on the front porch hook to take the place of the shattered ceramic feeder the bear destroyed. The squirrels have figured out how to leap from the front porch railing to the feeder, […]

Categories: Nature • Tags: cute, nature, Nikon D800E, photography, squirrel, Squirrel Buster, Virginia

Squirrel Proof

February 16, 2013 by Tricia Booker Photography

I think I’ve finally outwitted the squirrels! For the past two days this persistent squirrel has climbed all over the front porch rails, leaping and sliding, but to no avail. He just can’t figure out a way to reach the new bird feeder hanging under the porch. This morning he sat on the railing and stared at me through the window. Only the semi-squirrel-proof feeder had seed, and evidently he wasn’t having much luck hanging upside-down and flipping the door. […]

Categories: Nature • Tags: Nikon D800E, photography, postaday 2013, squirrel, Virginia

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