#068 The Thief by John Finlayson

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09-MAR-2005	john c finlayson

#068 The Thief

We keep trying to attract birds to our garden but the food
never lasts long as the squirrels move in and sweep up making it
very hard for the birds to get near. We tried a long string on this
half coconut but the squirrels quickly figured out how to get hold of the goodies.

PS The coconut was filled with a fat mix which Claudia enjoyed mixing up.

Oh was also shot through the dining room window so a bit of quality loss and
I wish I hadn't put the blue shed there, I would prefer a natural backdrop !

Canon EOS 20D ,Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
1/400s f/5.6 at 400.0mm iso400 hide exif

Full EXIF Info
Date/Time	09-Mar-2005 08:30:35
Make	Canon
Model	Canon EOS 20D
Flash Used	No
Focal Length	400 mm
Exposure Time	1/400 sec
Aperture	f/5.6
ISO Equivalent	400
Exposure Bias	-0.33
White Balance	(-1)
Metering Mode	matrix (5)
JPEG Quality	(6)
Exposure Program	aperture priority (3)
Focus Distance

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Guest		09-Nov-2006 21:45
wow, this is a great capture! vote!

Josy's Pics		13-Mar-2005 23:41
Amazing shot!... well done. Josy

Guest		12-Mar-2005 11:43
I love the background! clever little buggers aren't they!

Guest		11-Mar-2005 22:54
Great photo, no wonder they do such a good job of surviving!

Sheena Woodhead		10-Mar-2005 19:01
I love his stretched pose! Quite a daring little fellow, great capture.

Stu		10-Mar-2005 18:51
Awesome shot, John. Timed to perfection.

Ian Morehouse		10-Mar-2005 11:32
Great shot even through the window. Reasonable DOF with a fair amount of background blurr and the squirel has a reasonable amount of detail. There was a similar shot yesterday with deer raiding someones bird feeder.

Wenche Aune		10-Mar-2005 08:12
Amazing.

Herb		10-Mar-2005 03:47
Very nice

Cindy		10-Mar-2005 02:50
Squirrels are quite smart, there isn't much that can stop them. This shot is pretty darn good for being shot through the window.

Peter Hollinger		10-Mar-2005 02:32
Hard to beat those squirrels! Here's my version with a red squirrel .

Sam Stevenson		10-Mar-2005 01:49
These little guys are incredible - it's amazing how they can stretch or twist to get food. Nice capture.

Guest		10-Mar-2005 00:45
They're so full of personality! Amazing shot, John!

petesie		09-Mar-2005 23:53
Could not be any better....annoying, but cute little guys, aren't they?

Dennis Steinauer		09-Mar-2005 23:53
Wonderful shot. BTW, I keep the anti-squirrel cannon in my blue shed.

Gayle P. Clement		09-Mar-2005 23:52
This is super! I love the way he's stretched out and you've caught wonderful detail.

Guest		09-Mar-2005 23:09
The blue's a good contrast - brings out the red more!

Guest		09-Mar-2005 23:08
Reminds me of that advert that used to be on tv where the squirrel would go over an entire assault course just to get to the food! Can't remember what the advert was for though! This is a great capture, no squirrels in my garden just pheasants!?!

Ian Clowes		09-Mar-2005 22:37
Quite like the blue background - you should have bought a bigger shed! Our problem is cats!

northstar37		09-Mar-2005 22:19
the greedy bugga

laine82		09-Mar-2005 22:17
Cheeky little devil...cute though. Has my vote too.

Guest		09-Mar-2005 22:07
Great one!

Antonis Sarantos		09-Mar-2005 21:47
Amazing catch!!!

markvm		09-Mar-2005 21:44
Great catch, John!

Guest		09-Mar-2005 21:34
outstanding capture. gets my vote

Susanne		09-Mar-2005 21:21
I think you are training your squirrls and they seem to have fun with this. This is such a great capture!!! One you will not see so soon again, lest they come to your house lol. Great shot!!

Bill Miller		09-Mar-2005 21:18
Cheeky little thing ! Nice sharp picture....