Got Squirrel Shots? (In memorial of Rupert)

sasastro · 12-17-2019, 03:34 PM - **1 Like**

Shame this one isn't in the wild, I'm not a lover of zoos but couldn't resist taking a shot

crazy4oldcars · 12-17-2019, 03:43 PM

It's a gorgeous little bugger. Fantastic shot.
Another hobby I have is fly tying. That would make some beautiful flies.

Kirk B.

photolady95 · 12-17-2019, 08:17 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by crazy4oldcars

Another hobby I have is fly tying. That would make some beautiful flies.

Kirk B.

As long as you don't hurt the squirrel.

I miss Rupert with his witty way of adding a story to every squirrel shot he posted.

reh321 · 12-19-2019, 06:55 AM - **1 Like**

This is the two-year anniversary of the passing of Rupert, so again I post photos of squirrels standing in his honor:

Attached Images

crazy4oldcars · 12-19-2019, 08:50 AM

Originally posted by photolady95

As long as you don't hurt the squirrel.

When you start seeing bald squirrels in your neighborhood ,you'll know I'm in the area, lol.

Kirk B.

reh321 · 12-19-2019, 11:17 AM

Originally posted by crazy4oldcars

When you start seeing bald squirrels in your neighborhood ,you'll know I'm in the area, lol.
Kirk B.

You could never get within scissors's reach of our squirrels - there is a good reason why I use my '77-420mm' lens when photographing them, even from inside.

photolady95 · 12-19-2019, 12:18 PM

Mine either. I've gotten within 5 feet from them but that's not scissors reach either and as soon as I take another step forward, they're gone.

crazy4oldcars · 12-19-2019, 12:21 PM

When I was a kid, the neighborhood squirrels would climb up your leg to take a pecan from you. Mom quickly figured out that that's not a good idea, if you're wearing short pants...

Kirk B.

photolady95 · 12-19-2019, 12:27 PM

Originally posted by crazy4oldcars

When I was a kid, the neighborhood squirrels would climb up your leg to take a pecan from you. Mom quickly figured out that that's not a good idea, if you're wearing short pants...

Kirk B.

That's never a good idea, no matter what you're wearing. Squirrels are wild animals and they can damage more than legs, like bite your fingers off, those teeth are pretty sharp, or scratch you up any place. Doesn't take long for them to jump either, they can be on her/your leg and in a second, on your face. And they can carry rabies.

crazy4oldcars · 12-19-2019, 12:28 PM

50 years ago...

Kirk B.

reh321 · 12-19-2019, 01:02 PM

Originally posted by crazy4oldcars

50 years ago...

Kirk B.

Squirrel teeth were sharp fifty years ago.
Wild animals carried rabies fifty years ago.

What modern reason for not being climbed by a squirrel was not a lousy reason fifty years ago??

crazy4oldcars · 12-19-2019, 01:10 PM

Sorry I brought it up.
It was a long time ago, and it was a ...cute story.
Let's just drop it. This line of conversation is no longer appropriate to the thread.

Kirk B.

photolady95 · 12-20-2019, 05:28 AM

Originally posted by crazy4oldcars

Sorry I brought it up.
It was a long time ago, and it was a ...cute story.
Let's just drop it. This line of conversation is no longer appropriate to the thread.

Kirk B.

Maybe not, but it makes others aware that squirrels are wild animals and just because they're cute and fun to watch, and photograph, doesn't change the fact. And where else would you give a warning about feeding squirrels by hand, if not in a squirrel thread?

reh321 · 12-20-2019, 07:06 AM

Originally posted by crazy4oldcars

Sorry I brought it up.
It was a long time ago, and it was a ...cute story.
Let's just drop it. This line of conversation is no longer appropriate to the thread.

Kirk B.

It may be entirely appropriate. At a women's college near here, incoming students are greeted by flyers warning them against feeding the squirrels - a squirrel climbed the leg of a maintainable worker once looking for food. I have found the college a good place to photograph squirrels, but of course, I do not feed these squirrels {only the ones at home, which are still terrified of me}.

reh321 · 12-25-2019, 09:26 AM

These go with #2589 - more looking than eating.

12-20-2019, 05:28 AM	#2608
photolady95 Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: May 2009 Location: Cruising the forum watching his back Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 12,712	Originally posted by crazy4oldcars Sorry I brought it up. It was a long time ago, and it was a ...cute story. Let's just drop it. This line of conversation is no longer appropriate to the thread. Kirk B. Maybe not, but it makes others aware that squirrels are wild animals and just because they're cute and fun to watch, and photograph, doesn't change the fact. And where else would you give a warning about feeding squirrels by hand, if not in a squirrel thread? Last edited by photolady95; 12-20-2019 at 08:24 AM.

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12-17-2019, 03:34 PM - 1 Like	#2596
sasastro Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2019 Location: Suffolk, UK Photos: Albums Posts: 849	Shame this one isn't in the wild, I'm not a lover of zoos but couldn't resist taking a shot

12-17-2019, 03:43 PM	#2597
crazy4oldcars Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: Beaumont, Texas Posts: 218	It's a gorgeous little bugger. Fantastic shot. Another hobby I have is fly tying. That would make some beautiful flies. Kirk B.

12-17-2019, 08:17 PM - 1 Like	#2598
photolady95 Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: May 2009 Location: Cruising the forum watching his back Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 12,712	Originally posted by crazy4oldcars Another hobby I have is fly tying. That would make some beautiful flies. Kirk B. As long as you don't hurt the squirrel. I miss Rupert with his witty way of adding a story to every squirrel shot he posted.

12-19-2019, 06:55 AM - 1 Like	#2599
reh321 Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: South Bend, IN, USA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 23,184	This is the two-year anniversary of the passing of Rupert, so again I post photos of squirrels standing in his honor: Attached Images

12-19-2019, 08:50 AM	#2600
crazy4oldcars Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: Beaumont, Texas Posts: 218	Originally posted by photolady95 As long as you don't hurt the squirrel. When you start seeing bald squirrels in your neighborhood ,you'll know I'm in the area, lol. Kirk B.

12-19-2019, 11:17 AM	#2601
reh321 Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: South Bend, IN, USA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 23,184	Originally posted by crazy4oldcars When you start seeing bald squirrels in your neighborhood ,you'll know I'm in the area, lol. Kirk B. You could never get within scissors's reach of our squirrels - there is a good reason why I use my '77-420mm' lens when photographing them, even from inside.

12-19-2019, 12:18 PM	#2602
photolady95 Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: May 2009 Location: Cruising the forum watching his back Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 12,712	Mine either. I've gotten within 5 feet from them but that's not scissors reach either and as soon as I take another step forward, they're gone.

12-19-2019, 12:21 PM	#2603
crazy4oldcars Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: Beaumont, Texas Posts: 218	When I was a kid, the neighborhood squirrels would climb up your leg to take a pecan from you. Mom quickly figured out that that's not a good idea, if you're wearing short pants... Kirk B.

12-19-2019, 12:27 PM	#2604
photolady95 Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: May 2009 Location: Cruising the forum watching his back Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 12,712	Originally posted by crazy4oldcars When I was a kid, the neighborhood squirrels would climb up your leg to take a pecan from you. Mom quickly figured out that that's not a good idea, if you're wearing short pants... Kirk B. That's never a good idea, no matter what you're wearing. Squirrels are wild animals and they can damage more than legs, like bite your fingers off, those teeth are pretty sharp, or scratch you up any place. Doesn't take long for them to jump either, they can be on her/your leg and in a second, on your face. And they can carry rabies.

12-19-2019, 12:28 PM	#2605
crazy4oldcars Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: Beaumont, Texas Posts: 218	50 years ago... Kirk B.

12-19-2019, 01:02 PM	#2606
reh321 Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: South Bend, IN, USA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 23,184	Originally posted by crazy4oldcars 50 years ago... Kirk B. Squirrel teeth were sharp fifty years ago. Wild animals carried rabies fifty years ago. What modern reason for not being climbed by a squirrel was not a lousy reason fifty years ago??

12-19-2019, 01:10 PM	#2607
crazy4oldcars Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: Beaumont, Texas Posts: 218	Sorry I brought it up. It was a long time ago, and it was a ...cute story. Let's just drop it. This line of conversation is no longer appropriate to the thread. Kirk B.

12-20-2019, 07:06 AM	#2609
reh321 Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: South Bend, IN, USA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 23,184	Originally posted by crazy4oldcars Sorry I brought it up. It was a long time ago, and it was a ...cute story. Let's just drop it. This line of conversation is no longer appropriate to the thread. Kirk B. It may be entirely appropriate. At a women's college near here, incoming students are greeted by flyers warning them against feeding the squirrels - a squirrel climbed the leg of a maintainable worker once looking for food. I have found the college a good place to photograph squirrels, but of course, I do not feed these squirrels {only the ones at home, which are still terrified of me}.