An Eastern Gray Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) was scampering across an open area at Green Spring Gardens last week. Suddenly it stopped, got up in its hind legs and turned to me with a half-smile. I think it was deliberately posing for me, so I took this shot.
The squirrel was so tall and upright in this pose that it looked like it was simply going out for a casual two-legged morning stroll through the garden, like so many of the people that were passing by us.
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Excellent shot Mike!
Thanks, Chris.
He’s looking a bit guilty if you ask me!! 🙂
Ah, perhaps he’s looking guilty..my impression was that he was being shy and a little coy.
Love these guys.
They are always fun to watch and surprisingly difficult to photograph.
I’ve been very lucky lately with the families of black squirrels we have. One little guy has almost been posing for me 🙂
Nice!
Hey, that squirrel needs to fatten up, winter is coming.
Such fun, there is so much to amaze in the world and enjoy when you just stop long enough to take a look.