[Photo] Why squirrels are annoying.

[dancefloorlandmine]

A few weeks ago in Bury St Edmunds, there was a squirrel that, notwithstanding its status as a rat with good PR, sat and posed for the camera. Like this.

It then bounded joyfully towards me, and sat a few feet away, posing again, while I refocussed. And then it did this as I pressed the shutter button.

Bah.

(For those not watching landmine_potd, this was today's Picture of the Day.)

Comments

[valkyriekaren.livejournal.com]

Heh.

Apparently there's squirrels in Russell Square gardens who chase joggers. Well, one jogger in particular - apparently he's been feeding squirrels there for a decade, so whole generations have learned to pursue him around the park in hope of being fed.

[d-floorlandmine.livejournal.com]

whole generations have learned to pursue him around the park in hope of being fed
[giggle]

[yaruar.livejournal.com]

you have to get the attention seeking ones for best effect
http://pics.livejournal.com/yaruar/pic/0001s5ea
and use a 200mm+ lense :)

[d-floorlandmine.livejournal.com]

Ooh, that's a really good one.

And aye - I was using my "general purpose" lens (EF 28-135mm IS) - the 75-300mm was still in my bag.

[stevek.livejournal.com]

The squirrels in Regents Park are fairly tame (read: good scavengers) and will happily pose for people. :-)

[technotom.livejournal.com]

Who amputated his arms?

[d-floorlandmine.livejournal.com]

[snork]

[little-ems.livejournal.com]

lol

i used to "have" a squirrel at secondary school. He used to lead me up the drive in the morning, see me at lunchtime, and walk me down the drive at the end of school. If i was late out he'd wait on the tree trunk bench till i came out.

Sweet.

Never fed him, he just used to do it!

i love the little tree rats, got 3 in my garden now!

[bibliogirl.livejournal.com]

Snort. Come down to Bourne Hall; sit on a bench and the squirrels attempt to mug you for peanuts ;)

[cindercasanova.livejournal.com]

you were seriously in bury and didnt even pop by and say hello?
was that in the abbey gardens? so u were probably only seconds from my shop....pft!

[cookwitch.livejournal.com]

I suspect he was more than taken up by the prospect of visiting my in-laws. That and we were in the Angel Hotel and didn't want to leave on the Sunday as it was so very nice.

[d-floorlandmine.livejournal.com]

you were seriously in bury and didnt even pop by and say hello?
What she said! [grin]

See this post.

We didn't leave the hotel until it was almost time to visit the in-laws-out-law, and the spare time was taken up by a quick scoot around the Abbey Gardens with our cameras, which was part of the point of the visit, really.

[adelpha.livejournal.com]

I think its arms are crossed, possibly trying to warm its hands up :)

[cindercasanova.livejournal.com]

lol well in that case i should probably pay more attention to posts and i guess being at the angel is pretty lovely, the angel and the abbey gardens...what more cud u want from bury! hehe