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20121116 118 SERIES - Red Squirrel.jpg

Ottawa West

COMPETING BERRY-PICKERS - one Squirrel vs 100+ Waxwings. (Two images)
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The Squirrel would gets its share of berries whenever the Waxwings were not there. Then, for every Waxwing attack or gorging session, the Squirrel would seem to disappear, only to suddenly jump back into the fray, causing panic amongst and mass exodus of the Waxwings.

Nikon D800 ,Nikkor 500mm f/4D IF-ED AF-S II
1/500s f/8.0 at 500.0mm iso400 full exif

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Penny B 04-Dec-2012 00:50
Nice series Hank. So did the squirrel teach the waxwings the upside down technique or did the waxwings teach the squirrel? ;)

Lieve Snellings 03-Dec-2012 12:52
Awesome Hank !

Ton, Ben & Rob Nagtegaal 03-Dec-2012 08:28
Een paar prachtige foto's Hank, leuk zoveel pestvogels!!

Marcia Colelli 03-Dec-2012 00:58
Wonderful series. The are very limber little creatures V

Tom Munson 03-Dec-2012 00:53
A couple of terrific shot, Hank! Well done!

Jean Chiasson 02-Dec-2012 23:35
Beautiful presentation Hank

s_barbour 02-Dec-2012 22:19
Who taught who how to pick the berries? Great shots Hank!

larose forest photos 02-Dec-2012 21:50
Super perspective in this very cool shot!!

Wayne Millar 02-Dec-2012 20:49
Interesting conflict between the Red Squirrels and Waxwings. Both captured well.

bill friedlander 02-Dec-2012 18:18
Interesting poses in both shots. Each has its own technique. V

joseantonio 02-Dec-2012 17:17
Interesting images and very informative details. Thank you for sharing

jychamberland 02-Dec-2012 16:40
nice captures Hank!

Bryan Murahashi 02-Dec-2012 16:31
Superb captures of all the berry pickers.

Margot W 02-Dec-2012 16:31
What a great balance of feeding strategies. Super shots Hank.

Stephanie 02-Dec-2012 15:38
Outstanding captures Hank!!! :))

Len 02-Dec-2012 14:27
Well taken shots,the squirrels always seem to consider themselves "The Boss" !!!!

Jim Coffman 02-Dec-2012 13:56
They both seem to be very limber! Nice images,Hank!

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Penny B		04-Dec-2012 00:50
Nice series Hank. So did the squirrel teach the waxwings the upside down technique or did the waxwings teach the squirrel? ;)

Ton, Ben & Rob Nagtegaal		03-Dec-2012 08:28
Een paar prachtige foto's Hank, leuk zoveel pestvogels!!

Marcia Colelli		03-Dec-2012 00:58
Wonderful series. The are very limber little creatures V

Tom Munson		03-Dec-2012 00:53
A couple of terrific shot, Hank! Well done!

s_barbour		02-Dec-2012 22:19
Who taught who how to pick the berries? Great shots Hank!

larose forest photos		02-Dec-2012 21:50
Super perspective in this very cool shot!!

Wayne Millar		02-Dec-2012 20:49
Interesting conflict between the Red Squirrels and Waxwings. Both captured well.

bill friedlander		02-Dec-2012 18:18
Interesting poses in both shots. Each has its own technique. V

joseantonio		02-Dec-2012 17:17
Interesting images and very informative details. Thank you for sharing

Bryan Murahashi		02-Dec-2012 16:31
Superb captures of all the berry pickers.

Margot W		02-Dec-2012 16:31
What a great balance of feeding strategies. Super shots Hank.

Len		02-Dec-2012 14:27
Well taken shots,the squirrels always seem to consider themselves "The Boss" !!!!

Jim Coffman		02-Dec-2012 13:56
They both seem to be very limber! Nice images,Hank!