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08-FEB-2019

The thief

I walked to the park today looking for photo ops, but there was absolutely nothing – no birds, no squirrels, no early blossoms. But when I got home, I came across this greedy squirrel raiding my neighbor’s bird feeder. At one point he left and the birds took over, but then he made a giant leap from the fence and scared them all away. Finally, I shooed him away and left the feeder to the hungry sparrows.

Best to view in "Original" because other versions resized by Pbase are decidedly unsharp.

The exuberant cormorant, posted earlier:

Nikon Z 7 ,Nikkor AF-S 300/4E PF ED VR with FTZ adapter
1/320s f/5.6 at 300.0mm iso100 hide exif
Full EXIF Info
Date/Time08-Feb-2019 12:51:39
MakeNikon
ModelNIKON Z 7
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length300 mm
Exposure Time1/323 sec
Aperturef/5.6
ISO Equivalent100
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White Balance
Metering Mode
JPEG Quality
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Julie Oldfield11-Feb-2019 00:29
Excellent capture. I like the POV. V
Dwight Rankine09-Feb-2019 13:56
Very good! BV
Charlene Ambrose09-Feb-2019 06:11
Great catch of this thief! He looks rather determined! V
fotabug09-Feb-2019 04:54
Wow, that is a real close up! I was surprised to see that it was done using the 300 PF. Worked great! Well done!
Fong Lam09-Feb-2019 03:10
Great view point and so glad that you chased him away....V
Hank Vander Velde09-Feb-2019 02:37
Great shot of this determined bandit Helen.
Nick Paoni09-Feb-2019 02:06
Quite the acrobat.
larose forest photos09-Feb-2019 01:35
Greedy little guy!! They do the same here, but they are so darned cute. I have a number of feeders so there is usually enough for all! V
bill friedlander09-Feb-2019 00:17
An amazing pose. So clear everywhere. V
pkocinski09-Feb-2019 00:10
The goodies are irresistible !
Jeff Real08-Feb-2019 23:50
A very creative POV here, Helen
V
Kevin Warren08-Feb-2019 21:59
Glad you waited to get this great closeup before shooing him away, Helen.
Paolo Peggi (aka Bracciodiferro)08-Feb-2019 21:53
Outstanding image as always...Vote
Paolo
Dave Berry08-Feb-2019 21:48
We have caught them trying to climb down off the roof onto our hanging bird feeder. Great capture, Helen. I love that Z7, but I'd better wait a few years to tell my wife that. Enjoy! V
Suzanne Lanthier08-Feb-2019 20:44
Nothing can stop an hungry squirrel. Vey well done, Helen !
Ton T.08-Feb-2019 20:37
A great point of view Helen! V
Chris Morton08-Feb-2019 20:35
interesting position
Nirvan Hope08-Feb-2019 20:15
And a wonderfully agile acrobatic little fella he is! Maybe you need more oak trees in the neighborhood...
globalgadabout08-Feb-2019 19:25
can't blame a hungry creature for exploiting the opportunities....they do consume more than a fair share though...intriguing POV...
Pierre08-Feb-2019 19:09
Toujours intéressé à faire fuir les oiseaux pour se régaler, un superbe gros plan avec beaucoup de détails! V
Jim Coffman08-Feb-2019 19:03
No closeup of this handy dandy squirrel!!