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Published: 2006-10-01 10:13:56 +0000 UTC; Views: 8493; Favourites: 383; Downloads: 159
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This little chap was playing peekaboo with me from behind this tree trunk! Very cute!
This was shot in Kielder Forest which is home to a (sadly) dwindling population of wild Red Squirrels.
Red Squirrel - Sciurus vulgaris
Body length 20-28cm
Our only native squirrel species. Easily told by orange-red fur and presence of ear tufts; tail usually paler than body, sometimes almost white. Has disappeared from much of former range. Now commonest in N England and Scottish Highlands. Isolated colonies elsewhere, for example, on Brownsea Island, Dorset.
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Hello, your deviation was featured in Red - Photography: Categories Unleashed
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This cute little critter has been featured!
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So cute!!! Very nice capture!I love squirrels! You might actually like this [link]
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I really like the way you used the focus, it adds to the moment.
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Ah thats quite funny hehe its an amzing shot! so cute ^^ we go to the lakes to see them
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I've featured this in my journal [link] - let me know if you're not happy about it
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Featured in my journal today - hope this is ok? x
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Thanks! It's an honour!
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Adorable shot you have there! Nice composition and I love that the tree is out of focus and the squirrel is in focus.
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Thanks, yeah he was very close hence the shallow DOF.
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Another lovely shot! We saw some red squirrels when we travelled to the Lake District a few years ago
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Thanks. Cool! They are lovely little squirrels, smaller and definately more attractive than the greys.
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I can't stop smiling at him! What a great capture of this little cute fellow. Thanks for sharing with us.
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Excellent photo, I like the expression that you captured.
Haven't seen one of those in real life for years.
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This is the best shot of a squirrel I have ever seen. It's so cute!!
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This photograph has really captured the squirrels thoughts:
"I must buy a brand new motor car for my brother, Terrence"
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