gentle lemur

European red squirrel

Pen behind sheep, Birmingham Nature Centre, 16th October 2012
Jealous much?

Indeed I am! :p

I rarely see these beauties yet you managed to get a fantastic shot. Congratulations! :D
 
I certainly saw 5 of them (possibly 6). The photo needed the right kit, a little experience and a lot of luck ;)

Alan
 
5 or 6? :eek: I only ever see 1 or 2! :p I assume it also took a lot of patience as well?

No, that would only have been required if I hadn't been so lucky :)
There were 4 squirrels in the smaller left hand section of the enclosure, 2 or 3 of which were noticeably darker in their coats, and 1 or 2 in the right hand side. This one had its head stuck out of the nestbox when I arrived, it let me take a few photos and then emerged as shown above (this reduced the shadow problem from the low sun, which was even luckier).

Alan
 
No, that would only have been required if I hadn't been so lucky :)
There were 4 squirrels in the smaller left hand section of the enclosure, 2 or 3 of which were noticeably darker in their coats, and 1 or 2 in the right hand side. This one had its head stuck out of the nestbox when I arrived, it let me take a few photos and then emerged as shown above (this reduced the shadow problem from the low sun, which was even luckier).

Alan

Some people have more jam than Hartleys! :D

I'm sure you mentioned in a different post that you visited in the afternoon, that's the only time I've ever seen them. Twice, within half an hour of closing time and both times the place has been pretty deserted.
 
European red squirrell

One of the charms of Durrell [Jersey] is that wild Red Squirrells are running around all over the place.
 

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