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Right Above My Head

Posted by
Elaine Hancock (Olney, United States) on 21 August 2024 in Animal & Insect.

This fellow was up on a tree branch directly over my head. He was probably looking to see if I had any peanuts. He might be the squirrel who greets me every morning when I am just about to put out the peanuts. He comes right up to me and waits for a handout.

"There are moments when time stands still. You hope it will wait for you."
Dorothea Lange

© Copyright 2025 Elaine Hancock, All Rights Reserved

Claudine/canelle from Lorient, France

Belle capture !

21 Aug 2024 5:46am

Alan Creation© from Saint Nazaire. Pays de la Loire., France

Il doit bien y avoir quelque chose à manger par là semble se dire ce petit écureuil.

21 Aug 2024 6:32am

Daniel from Perpignan, France

Joli portrait !!!!

21 Aug 2024 6:39am

PascalXLD from Lorient, France

Il est très mignon
Bonne journée

21 Aug 2024 7:10am

Marie from Parc régional naturel de Chartreuse, France

Nice capture and close-up Elaine. Have a nice day!
https://mesregards.fr/

21 Aug 2024 8:31am

Hiro from Kyoto, Japan

Oh, so cute close up !!

21 Aug 2024 9:37am

Ana Lúcia from Leiria, Portugal

What a sweet little face!

21 Aug 2024 9:53am

suzanne from Belgium

Ooooh !
J'adore !!!!!
Et quel regard !
Un instant magique :-)

21 Aug 2024 9:54am

Giulio from Turin, Italy

The squirrel's got you figured out by now and is expecting its morning snack.

21 Aug 2024 9:55am

@Giulio: They do have me figured out and if I don't get out there on time, they start eating my tomatoes and my plants. I used to have just a couple of squirrels but now I can have up to 8 squirrels at a time and it is gotten to be way out of hand.

Ruthiebear from Titusville, NJ, United States

What a great close up!,,

21 Aug 2024 1:03pm

Steven from Chicagoland, United States

Superb close-up with a great twinkle in his eye! 5*****

21 Aug 2024 1:10pm

@Steven: I hope that you doing okay. Come back soon!

Mhelene from Villiers-sur-Marne, France

Fabulous portrait of the squirrel !

21 Aug 2024 1:21pm

Rose from United States

What a wonderful capture! I just love it. Squirrels are just so cute.

21 Aug 2024 1:38pm

@Rose: I have gotten too many. I think that word has gotten out that I feed them in the morning. I have had 8 squirrels in my yard at once. It has gotten to be too much. And if I don't get out there to feed them, they wreak havoc on my plants and whatever else they can find!

yo from Entre Seine et Loire, France

Quel joli compagnon, curieux et gourmand ! :)

21 Aug 2024 4:08pm

Willem from Noord-Scharwoude, Netherlands

Great close-up, I can see the photographer in the eye of this squirrel.

21 Aug 2024 4:43pm

Ron from Fraser Valley, Canada

I like the point of view of this shot. It appears that the squirrel has been conditioned and associates you with treats. That makes it easier for you to photograph.

21 Aug 2024 10:05pm

@Ron: I think that you are right. I wish that the one that comes up to me had some distinguishing feature so that I could tell him apart from the others.

Harry from Apex, NC, United States

just a friendly visit from a neighbor - glad he paused long enough for his portrait

22 Aug 2024 2:00am

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