Nature The Saga of Boeingsthorpe

The Saga of Boeingsthorpe · 12:36 PM

Well, we'll see if we get a saga, but by request from fellow rodent-lovers, here's a shot from last year of a then-young Ms. Boeingsdottir, heir to the legacy of the venerable Boeing and also a cyoot.

I'm a little under-lensed for backyard wildlife chasing, but sometimes they get friendly. And this old Sigma actually doesn't suck, though I did have to crop a good bit.

(Actually shot at ISO 2200, which wasn't an option on the dropdown.)

(After a couple glitches: this ought to do it.

)

planedriver · 04-19-2011, 01:22 PM

what a perspective!!very cute!! excellent!

Aon · 04-19-2011, 01:27 PM

I agree, very nice!

Ratmagiclady · 04-19-2011, 01:37 PM

Hee, as for perpspective, I was actually on my stomach: she and her brothers had left the nest a little early, probably cause they were orphaned or their momma was driven off, and at that age, they'll sometimes imprint on people. So, after she'd come to check me out a few times, I just laid down and let her run back and forth and climb on me, check out the camera, (the autofocus was making little not-entirely-unsquirrel-like sounds, so she was nosing about the lens-hood, but I didn't want to startle her with the shutter when she was closer.

)

She'll still seem to remember and approach a lot closer than the rest much of the time, but that's about as far as that went.

**Sailor** · 04-19-2011, 02:45 PM

Cool: eye-to-eye at ground level. Sharp too.

Jer

tpg2 · 04-19-2011, 04:53 PM

Hey, that's a great shot! Those little critters are hard to take a pic of!

Rupert · 04-21-2011, 10:19 AM

Always did love that shot Ratlady, thanks for posting it here. What a fine looking little Squirrel, and a great shot!!
Almost missed this, thanks for the heads up...things move so fast here, we probably miss a lot.
Best Regards!

Ratmagiclady · 04-21-2011, 10:37 AM

Originally posted by Rupert

Always did love that shot Ratlady, thanks for posting it here. What a fine looking little Squirrel, and a great shot!!
Almost missed this, thanks for the heads up...things move so fast here, we probably miss a lot.
Best Regards!

Hee, yeah, they really do. (It's actually a lot more fun with a faster machine in the house, and especially a proper monitor: this place was close to text-only for me for a long time.

In part just cause I couldn't keep *up* with the image-heavy threads. Some stuff I've been struggling through in digital work in general is coming together, now, after a certain amount of frustration (Much of which being from just plain being set in my analog ways.

)

The upshot is, it's easier to participate, now.

**dadipentak** · 04-21-2011, 12:25 PM

A cyootie indeed!

Ratmagiclady · 04-21-2011, 03:08 PM

Originally posted by dadipentak

A cyootie indeed!

Yep. There are in fact many cyoots here. It's just hard to 'I'm gonna get you.' here without startling them when going to get camera.

The Cardinal Bros (Biggles, Fang, and 'The Stig') keep teasing me that way.

JeffJS · 04-21-2011, 03:22 PM

Who knew that RML was a squirrel whisperer..

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Ratmagiclady Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: GA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 13,563 Original Poster	Hee, as for perpspective, I was actually on my stomach: she and her brothers had left the nest a little early, probably cause they were orphaned or their momma was driven off, and at that age, they'll sometimes imprint on people. So, after she'd come to check me out a few times, I just laid down and let her run back and forth and climb on me, check out the camera, (the autofocus was making little not-entirely-unsquirrel-like sounds, so she was nosing about the lens-hood, but I didn't want to startle her with the shutter when she was closer. ) She'll still seem to remember and approach a lot closer than the rest much of the time, but that's about as far as that went.

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Ratmagiclady Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: GA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 13,563 Original Poster	Originally posted by Rupert Always did love that shot Ratlady, thanks for posting it here. What a fine looking little Squirrel, and a great shot!! Almost missed this, thanks for the heads up...things move so fast here, we probably miss a lot. Best Regards! Hee, yeah, they really do. (It's actually a lot more fun with a faster machine in the house, and especially a proper monitor: this place was close to text-only for me for a long time. In part just cause I couldn't keep up with the image-heavy threads. Some stuff I've been struggling through in digital work in general is coming together, now, after a certain amount of frustration (Much of which being from just plain being set in my analog ways. ) The upshot is, it's easier to participate, now.

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Ratmagiclady Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: GA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 13,563 Original Poster	Originally posted by dadipentak A cyootie indeed! Yep. There are in fact many cyoots here. It's just hard to 'I'm gonna get you.' here without startling them when going to get camera. The Cardinal Bros (Biggles, Fang, and 'The Stig') keep teasing me that way.

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