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I was able to witness a brown squirrel jumping up and down and over to the next tree and up and down and back over the other tree etc. for 20-30 minutes. That was extremely awesome. Unfortunately, I did not record anything of that. Therefore, I present to you this from my April archives last year as Chlorophilia #10 instead.
Squirrel eating
@lyse this one reminds me the yarn we had on squirrels recently. I don't know why I think I have seeing this exact photo before, but I have searched for it to no avail. Do you carry a large telephoto lens, or was the squirrel so tame that it let you get this close?
@david I'm a wood gnome, I even smell like one, so the squirrels don't mind me. The one in April (this conversation) I encountered before even reaching the forest. At that particular spot the road is cut into the landscape, so the bank goes right up about one and a half meters. This way the squirrel was just perfect at eye height. I was like three or four meters away, so I quickly drew my camera and bam, got it. That was good luck. Usually they're quickly disappearing if one gets this close.
In July (conversation you just linked) I think I was coming down the narrow, beaten track from my mountain. These squirrels over there seem to be a bit more tame than the rest. At least I was able to capure them a few times already. Here it was maybe three meters away from me. But usually, they don't come *this* close. It was an exception. But like up to ten meters is realistic with them. Others probably at most 20 meters.
But I also stop and sneak in very slowly when I see one. It's not like they're coming directly towards me when I just walk by there. Sometimes it also takes some patient waiting to blend in with the surroundings or build trust and confidence that I'm not a predator of some sort.
By far the craziest squirrel I've ever met was this one. Probably a once in a lifetime experience.
@lyse "Iโm a wood gnome, I even smell like one" LOL. So, your "telephoto lens" is your personal aura. That is hard to do on squirrels, or critters, in the wild! In the city they are tame, and come to you to grab foodโor even steal it.
Pity you weren't able to capture the moment ๐ข
It is my great hope one day to own a pair of Binox 4K Binoculars one day so I can more easily capture moments like this ๐
Pity you weren't able to capture the moment ๐ข
It is my great hope one day to own a pair of Binox 4K Binoculars one day so I can more easily capture moments like this ๐
@david The city isn't my place. It's too easy to see the animals. No challenge involved. :-P (If you don't count defending your meals.) @prologic Well, sorry. Oh, nightvision sounds fricking brilliant. I'd love to have a pair of those, too. :-)