Lady Squirrel Photo

Photographer’s Note

Maybe some remember my red squirrel (Eurasian squirrel, Sciurus vulgaris) from a couple of weeks ago? Here comes more as the little guys are accustomed to me and more cooperative by now, and they are willing to pose without being bribed!

I like to imagine this is a little lady, for several reasons:

- she is submissive to the others
- she cleans her paws carefully after eating
- she brings food to the nest after she has eaten
- she is prettier than the guys hahaha

In a group of squirrels social organization is based on dominance hierarchies within and between sexes; although males are not necessarily dominant to females, the dominant animals tend to be larger and older than subordinate animals, and dominant males tend to have larger home ranges than subordinate males or females.

Workshop I shows a dominat male rising up to an approacing animal. By making himself look even bigger than he is he is able to make the other animal go away without risking injuries in a fight.
(137/44)

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Budapestman (40962) 2009-06-26 0:58

Hi Pablo,
Enchanting portrait with superb composition and beautiful details, excellent clarity and colours. Charming photo, indeed. Tfs!
The WS photos are splendid likewise.
Have a nice day, my friend!
George

v4vjk (26) 2009-06-26 1:01

cute!!!
good note.

ribeiroantonio (21739) 2009-06-26 1:01

They look quite tame those little fellows. It is a nice set of photos and a good informative note. I like your lady squirrel. She has beautiful ears and tail. Well done.
Antonio

serp2000 (9151) 2009-06-26 1:06

Hello, Pablo,
Excellent! Yes, I remember this squirrel. Funny situation. Interesting note.
Have nice weekend!
Serghei

bakes888 (18055) 2009-06-26 1:13

Hi Pablo. Your squirrel photos and note fascinate me as we have none here. In fact the only native mammals in NZ are some small bats and they are so secretive and rare that over 90% of the population has never seen them, me included. Great portrait, beautiful colours and excellent sharpness. Thanks for sharing.
Have a good weekend, Paul.

omerozden (1241) 2009-06-26 1:40

hello pablo,
your squireel looks very lovely.
the soft light on her tail is perfect.
warm regards,
omer

John_F_Kennedy (30629) 2009-06-26 1:52

Outstanding! Really nice POV and you have captured great detail.
Best wishes,
Achim

JCG (24827) 2009-06-26 2:11

Hello Pablo,

You became the specialist in the squirrels and I see that you were made new friends, and charming friends !!! Still a beautiful series on these small animals, clearness on the female is superb and I like much the brightness of his sharp eye. Pretty and tenderizing photographs, thank you Pablo.

With all my friendships and a very good WE,

Jean-Charles

AiresSantos (41322) 2009-06-26 2:15

Hi Pablo
Wonderful view of the lady squirrel. Great POV, focus and excellent low DOF. I like a lot the greenish background
Have a nice weekend
Aires

jhm (81687) 2009-06-26 3:57

Hello Pablo,

The small Squirrel is always a very nice subject.
Lovely portrait with superb composition and beautiful details.
Very well done, TFS.

Have a nice weekend,
John.

ChrisJ (69522) 2009-06-26 7:14

Hi Pablo

Squirrels always run away, from me, whenever I try to photograph them! Impeccable use of a shallow dof here, with nice natural looking colours & good diffused light & shadow detail. Tfs!

belido (16043) 2009-06-26 7:43

Hi Pablo,

I really think this squirrel deserves to be in here :) It's such a lovely shot. Her pose, the depth and framing...you did a great job on the catch. Love those animals...well done, my friend!
Regards,
Carlos

Gerrit (35463) 2009-06-26 9:00

Hi Pablo,
charming guest, remarkable tame.
Good sharpe portrait of this lady.
Regards, Gerrit

vasilpro (7989) 2009-06-26 9:14

Hello Pablo,
Very cute.
Regards, Vasilis.

dareco (17024) 2009-06-26 11:15

Oh it is so sweet!!! Good dof and excellent colors and detail. Very nice pose. TFS

Kielia (8183) 2009-06-26 11:19

Hi Pablo,
this is excellent photo work, the green color in background is very nicely contrasting with the color of the squirrel. These small animals are irresistible and the photo shows why. Maybe she will present the juniors to you when they have left their nest. TFS!
Warm regards
Harriet

Charo (31651) 2009-06-26 12:50

Hallo Pablo,
Fantastic fangst av denne vakre ekorn. Ikke lett å fotografere, med mindre de er i merder.
Gode lys og detaljer.
God helg.
Hilsen,
Charo

UlfE (8837) 2009-06-26 13:08

Hei Pablo,

Perfect close up of this squirrel. Excellent sharpness and the squirrel really stands out against the blurred background. Superb natural colours. TFS and have a nice weekend!

Hälsingar

Ulf

pierrefonds (25915) 2009-06-26 17:31

Hi Pablo,

The point of view is showing the details and colors of the red squirrel. It is well framed. Itis clear and precise. The light is enhancing the colors. have a nice day.

Pierre

berek (28750) 2009-06-26 22:08

Hi Pablo,
aa I remember this cute squirrel. it is my old friend. very clear shot and great timing again. thanks for your sharing.
have a nice weekend.
Burak

Giorgio (8604) 2009-06-26 23:35

- Sympathetic picture Pablo and funny note, very good framing, also in workshop, I had many these squirrels which came in my garden because I lived against a park, they were the tightrope on the wire to come home to eat the acorns of oak trees, they were unapproachable, bravo and TFS!
Have a nice weekend.
giorgio

mbasil (2117) 2009-06-27 0:00

What a cutey, Pablo. I like the way she's full frame, too. Dig that hair on those ears. Looks like she's made herself comfortable on your furniture, too.
Mike

paura (37792) 2009-06-27 3:11

Pablo,
Uma beleza de macro aqui, mostrando eficientemente o bonito bichinho. Ele parece que está olhando para a camara.

Abraço

PAulo

wgreis (5900) 2009-06-27 4:51

Pablo,
you really have many reasons to judge that it's a lady.
I like the sharpness and the saturation of the photo.
Good moment and have a nice weekend.
Regards,
Wagner.

feather (49848) 2009-06-27 6:02

Have you hand-reared thesse squirrels? Amazing that they are happy to be in your house. They obviously trust you. Very good portrait with appropriately blurred background. Well done
Kath

alvaraalto (5227) 2009-06-27 6:42

Hi Pablo,

You have to take care that this little red fellow will not become as domesticated as a pet, otherwise our authorities of the mod has to delete this kind of excellent pictures. But for now I think it is still a wild animal.

Groet Rob

dip (12408) 2009-06-27 8:38

Hi Pablo,
lovely portrait of the little lady:)
excellent captured!
the WS is also very nice!
Greetings,
Dimitris.

rodgerg (23069) 2009-06-27 10:56

Hello Pablo,

Congratulations for this excellent nad not easy shot. Excellent framing and attitudes of the squirrel well collected. The colors of the squirrel arise very well in the green of the BG.
Have a nice evening,
Roger

cunejo200 (7157) 2009-06-28 1:04

Good morning Pablo,
And so it appears like your lady squirrel friend is at ease inside your living room. she is super cute. Her tails and fur are prominent and well exposed. Best regards, Danilo

josepmarin (33577) 2009-06-28 5:16

Hi Pablo,
Excellent close-up in this portrait of the small red squirrel, which seems to pose for you on your sofa.
This little lady is a lovely and adorable animal, I like her friendliness and her nervous character, and also her hair so nice that your photo shows us with a great detail.
Good work.
Friendly regards,
Josep

Tobias__Ortmann (2589) 2009-06-28 6:19

Hi pablo,
what a nice shot.So cute this squirell
great focused and nice sharpness.
Well done
and best regards Toba

mvdisco (11346) 2009-06-28 7:15

Hi Pablo,
Lovely caught of view and composition,
great colors and sharpness, great contrast and light.
Magnifique Pablo...he is very cute...
compliments
Michel

Cricri (42797) 2009-06-28 7:57

Hi Pablo
Je vois que vous vous étes fait un nouvel ami et combien adorable, très jolie prise et tout belle aussi celle en WS
Good sunday for you
cricri

Didi (35690) 2009-06-28 9:55

Hi Pablo
Well very amazing and charming picture
Very difficult for us to make a similar subject.
Well done for this catch.
Good management of the exposure in backlights.
Best regards

yedirenk (7129) 2009-06-28 11:20

Hi dear friend Pablo,
another lovely shot with this sweet squirrel.an extraordinary sharpness and light.superb depth and framed.yes!also this lady very beautiful and elegant;)
well done.TFS
Greetings

Cevdet

danos (31652) 2009-06-28 13:10

Hi Pablo,
yes I remember the little red squirrel from your recent past uploading photo.I like her pose as for the reasons as your mention in your note.Extraordinary shot with good sharpness and clarity.Well done.

Have a nice week,Danos

barrufeto_77 (25611) 2009-06-28 15:17

Hi Pablo.

A really lovely moment this one of course! Excellent details again!

Rgs, Oscar

aadilj (17950) 2009-06-28 22:00

Hi pablo, this is sharp and well captured considering how this creatures move in a jiffy! I like the toens and the setting. very natural

delkoo (33924) 2009-06-29 0:04

hi pablo,

Beautiful light, nice crisp image, all-around excellent!
Regards,

didier

Graal (57268) 2009-06-29 0:15

Hi Pablo,
amazing portrait, good shot and caught "model". I like the DOF and colours. Well photojob.
Gr., Aleksander

plimrn (19558) 2009-06-29 8:07

Now Pablo, are you sure you're training them? Perhaps they are training you. They probably plan to move in with you next winter. (I saw a photo of three moose entering a local grocery store in Alaska during one particularly bad winter. I think they were looking for the produce department)

Be careful, I annoyed my local squirrel by putting a rock over a hole in the pathway. In retaliation, he went through the last picking of apricots from my tree taking one bite out of each one and flinging them around.

Sorry I'm so slow replying,
HLJ, Pat

worldcitizen (2193) 2009-06-29 15:03

Hello Pablo,
Very sweet! I like the way this little lady stands out against the green background. Is she sitting on your sofa?!! :-) Really nice detail and DOF.

toto (18547) 2009-06-29 15:15

Bonsoir,
belle photo de ce superbe écureuil roux.Pas farouche comme beaucoup de betes sauvage qui nous regarde faire nos approche doucement jusqu' au moment ou lui décide que la distance, sa distance est trop proche.

Amitiés Thomas

jwmunro (6709) 2009-06-29 15:24

Hello Pablo -

Bold is what she has become, buy sitting on your furniture. Excellent image. A touch of catch light in the eye would help take this image to the next level.
Well done.

Thank you for sharing.

John

denisn72 (6867) 2009-06-29 15:56

Hello Pablo!
Another great capture! Excellent focus and details. It is really cute. Interesting note!
Best regards
Denis!

AKITA (5055) 2009-06-29 21:34

dear Pablo,
yes this is a pretty little Lady Squirrel.
very lovely figure and beautiful colors.
I love her cute eye so much and her wavy fair on ears too.
lighting and back are nice to show her charming feature.
thank you for your excellent shot,
Akihisa

Nicou (43813) 2009-06-30 0:41

Hello,

sujperbe captage de cet écureil, qu'il est beua avec son oeil vif, il a l'air tout jeune, sa belle que rousse, grandisoe captage.

Bravo et amitié

Nicou

jlbrthnn (36888) 2009-06-30 5:44

Hello Pablo,
I like this excellent animalist image, rich in details and perfectly carried out. The humorous note is interesting too. Cheer.
Have a nice day
Cordially
Joël

jmdias (18733) 2009-06-30 7:30

pablo

I never had seen this kind of squirrel before your photos, that one I have seen hasn't hairs in their ears like this one. very beautiful view, the animal is nicely shown, in a nice position, perfect light. beautiful animal and photo

hugs

jorge

COSTANTINO (22181) 2009-06-30 11:31

Hello
thanks for sharing with us this fresh photo..
It is so well done that I almost can touch it.
Hello little friend..
Nice shot with sweet and pretty colours
regards
Costantino.

TopGeo (21393) 2009-06-30 13:39

Hi Pablo! Is cute the squirrel Good the style and the arrest of picture! I believe it gives me cheerfulness the observation from so much very near
Regards
Georgios

Longroute (8885) 2009-06-30 15:03

Hello Pablo,

We cannot help but like and appreciate this lively and sharp image, so real, so cosy and cute! yes, she surely must be a lady: she attracts immediately our sense of affection. The position on the sofa gives both a well balanced composition and a fine sideways light and a interesting chromatic contrast.
really well done,
Donato

clic (4061) 2009-06-30 16:46

Hello Pablo
Cute little girl, indeed!...but don't delude yourself: Food has a strong attraction power on squirrels!
Your new long lens does miracles!
Best regards.
Robert

Waylim (10717) 2009-07-01 0:35

Maybe there is a sign somewhere that said one nut per picuture, please. Now you took two already, pay up! Excellent details, you even manage to capture a bit of charactoristing in this lady. She seems a bit shy still but very photogenic I must say, beautiful fur, lovely eye and cute wisker. Just adorable!
Way

gildasjan (23333) 2009-07-01 11:19

Bonsoir Pablo
Voilà un animal qui ne demande qu' à être photographié tellement il est beau.Le sujet est bien net.
Bonne soirée
Amicalement
gildas

shevchenko (9746) 2009-07-01 22:26

Hi Pablo,
I have no idea how to identify it gender, but it is really look like a gentle female squirrel, clear to show it fluffy hair, nice background color, distinct photo, well done.
Ally

Angshu (33267) 2009-07-02 1:01

Hello Pablo
Another very interesting portrait of the squirrel! I note that their colours are a bit different from the varieties we find in India, yours have a more chestnut colours, while the Indian squirrels have a flatter yellowish brown fur. Fine use of the shallow DOF & what a presume is the long end of the zoom! What's the 137/44 in the last line of your note?
Regards
Angshu

jafadabret (38927) 2009-07-02 23:10

Bonjour Pablo.
Ta photo est les sourire du matin. J'aime le naturel de la dame qui vient jusque dur le canapé du salon.
Belle réalisation !
Amicalement
jacques

jaywalker (12186) 2009-07-03 4:58

Hi Pablo, A super shot of this little fellow, the red squirle is always nice to see, well captured & TFS, kind regards Wilson.

foozi (4567) 2009-07-03 5:29

Hi Pablo,
very sharp and clear fluffy squirrel. Well defines in its redness. The pretty eyes are reall fascinating. A nice blurry background in soft rendition.
well done shot.

Regards,
Foozi

maloutim (3901) 2009-07-05 0:16

Hi Pablo!
I am glad you managed to nearly tame these lovely squirrels! Is this a settee "she" is sitting on? She is really cute and elegant as you say! And her sharoness against the blured background is really effective!
have a good Sunday!
Marie Louise.

Ola_Kwiatek (2234) 2009-07-05 0:36

Nice squirrel, nice scene. Beautiful colors. Good sharpness.
Cheers

leonorkuhn (13457) 2009-07-05 6:51

Hi Pablo,

Very nice portrait! She is a beautiful animal. Excellent colors, textures and details.

Well done!
Have a nice week
Leonor

Greg1949 (8507) 2009-07-07 4:11

Nice detail in this one Pablo, great color and the gal is a cutie, but don't they make a mess crawling around on the furniture? Great picture though.

Greg

gunbud (27533) 2009-07-07 7:54

Hi Pablo,
She is indeed a real beauity with those delicate features and lusterious coat.
Love those fashionable ears and dainty paw in the air.
Very informative note to go with this lovely bit of nature.
Regardds, Tom

darek1978 (11097) 2009-07-08 11:00

Hi Pablo,
A very beautiful capture here with this cute, little squirrel. The sharpness on you subject is simply fantastic and the details are all crispy clear. Well done!
Best regards,
Darek

stego (22326) 2009-07-08 11:08

Hi Pablo,
Very cute and admirable both aesthetically and technically, as it is very well composed and very clear.
Regards,
José

skippy007 (6799) 2009-07-09 18:49

Hello Pablo, They now know you and it is now not necessary to bribe them with chocolate, I was a little worried that their teeth would decay. ;-) I must agree with you this looks like a beautiful little lady and by your note behaved like on. Excellent clarity & colour, lovely shot.
Thanks
Regards
Santo

ruisc_pt (6206) 2009-07-15 0:51

Impressive sharpness Pablo.
The DOF is superb.
TFS
R

TGULUMSER (12418) 2009-07-16 12:36

Hello Pablo,
Very cute and nice. You captured an excellent shot,
Best regards,
Tulay

MLINES (10842) 2009-07-24 18:33

Hi Pablo, A really good photograph of this very tidy looking squirrel, especially those furry ears. Excellent clarity and true colours. TFS. Murray.

danyy (67958) 2009-07-27 0:06

Bonjour Pablo,
l'écureuil est un animal que j'aime énormément, même si en Belgique ils sont très farouches et que je n'ai pas encore su m'approcher de l'un d'entre eux.
La photo est nette et bien cadrée, un petit moment 'tendresse'.
Regards.
Daniel.

emjleclercq (14127) 2009-07-27 13:19

A pretty little creature, and she does not seem to be affraid here.

All the best,

Emmanuel

gervaso (4968) 2009-09-10 3:56

Hello, Pablo!

I see you like to take pictures of squirrels, even in your profile there is one! hehehe This one seems so little, shown with excellent depth of field and colors! Beautiful composition! Well done!

Urs (2455) 2009-09-20 8:45

Dear Pablo

I really like your squirrel photographs a lot, but how can you tell, that this one is a female??? You really must have a special relationship with them. Congrats. Your light management produced vibrant colors and great sharpness - well done

Best regards
Urs

jusninasirun (10074) 2009-10-21 7:01

Kodiang 2009

Hi Pablo: Very good interpretation on how ladies should act :-)
We have plaintain squirrel here and the just love fruits. This is such and fine shot keeping the focus razor thin isolating the subject from the background that is beautifully silenced. Well done and best regards. Jusni