Silhouette

A lone squirrel flipped his tail at us.

 

Squirrel???

Kind of a creepy little squirrel to find in the forest.

 

Another Squirrel

Fattening up for winter.

 

Squirrel

I usually avoid squirrel pictures, there are just too many.  But this guy was posing for me.

 

Alert

The squirrel was hanging out by the birdfeeders, waiting for his chance to grab a meal.

 

Hiding out

Does he think we can't see him?

 

Munch Crunch

A classic squirrel pose.

 

Squirrely

This squirrel was one of the few creatures moving on a cool winter day.   

 

Curious but cautious

Is it cheating to post a picture of a squirrel?  There are so many of them.  But this guy was very carefully hiding behind a tree checking us out.

 

Alert

He watched us very closely as we walked by.

 

Taking a break

Even squirrels need a sunny naptime.

 

Up on the rooftop

These two were sunbathing on a sunny afternoon.

 

Long Tail

His tail was too long to get in the picture.

Dirt Bath

I was wondering why my flower boxes look like they've been dug up.

I was blaming a hungry bird looking for worms.

Then we caught this squirrel rolling in the damp dirt.

On a hot day, even I might want to roll in cool dirt.

He finished with that one.

And checked out the next flower box.

Guardian of the steps

This little guy was waiting for us on the steps of the Municipal Rose Garden.

Busy squirrels

They do like acorns.

Bird garden?

The Durant Nature Park's bird garden is pretty bare this time of year.  We sat in the bird blind for a while, and saw a few nut hatches and chickadees, but mostly squirrels.