Butterfly and Wildlife Gardening And Photography In Houston Texas
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Category Archives: Squirrels Houston, we have a problem. The problem is Squirrels! I download the videos and pictures from the Wingscapes Birdcam and out of 217 images and videos (combined), 99% had Squirrels in them. Apparently the Squirrels are gorging themselves so much they can’t even move. Look at this Squirrel! It’s actually laying down in the bird…  Squirrels, you either love them or hate them. I personally don’t mind them except when the hog the bird feeders and scare the songbirds away. Since it is Winter, and I know food is a little harder to come by, I decided to place ears of corn along the fence and away from the bird…  I’ve fallen in love! I’m renting my ultimate dream lens, the Canon 500mm f/4. This lens is stunning. I received the lens today mid-morning couldn’t wait to test it out on my Canon 7D. I had just walked out in the backyard noticed a Squirrel. Good enough for me. Then I hear the unmistakable sound…  I ran out of time to go anywhere today so I decided to pull out my 1 man chair blind and sit by the bird feeders. The most interesting of the visitors were the Squirrels. First the Squirrel would just lay on the fence making sure it was safe. Then the Squirrel creeps a little… I thought this was fairly entertaining to watch. Yesterday during the late afternoon I was watching the BirdCam while trying to relax after a day spent working in the yard. Along comes a nice little Squirrel in for an early evening dinner and gets constantly harassed by the Red Winged Blackbirds and Grackles. He jumps…  Didn’t even bother fixing this one because I thought it looked kinda cool. Just a typical Squirrel coming to feed off of the bird feeders. I’m impressed by the detail that the 7D was able to pick up  Apologies in advance for being kind of crude, but I couldn’t resist. I think I’ve taken a picture of this Squirrel before, as he has that little nip on his ear. The birds are obviously well fed in my backyard. Apparently so are the Squirrels. I don’t know about you, but to me, this guy…  I didn’t take these shots, Leecy did, so she gets the credit. Meet “Nippy” (notice the nip on his left ear). This crazy Squirrel must have had some terrible itch! He was itching his stomach for several minutes before another Squirrel came along and chased him off. He’s still itching Maybe he’s not really itching… |
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