Begging

JimFox

JimFox

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We had almost 3" of rain in a few hours in my area in Southern California yesterday. After it died down I went to the local park and as I pulled up in my 4Runner, this little guy ran up.

My D850 was in the backseat, so I quickly pointed my iPhone 15 Pro Max at him as I rolled down my window. I got one photo, and then it was gone.

So I am not sure if he was begging for food or a raincoat? But glad he ran up for those few seconds.

All comments are welcome,

Jim

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JimFox

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AlanLichty said:
Cool capture - he was probably waiting for you to toss out a life jacket after the deluge :p
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Ha ha, I didn't think about that. We are supposed to have a bigger river in the sky head our way starting Sunday, so I better go get a squirrel sized life jacket.

Thanks!
 
KevinA

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I almost ignored this post because of the image, but then I had a think about it. These creatures are part of the American environment and part of the ecosystem. They belong there and are part of the food chain. So, a good shot of one of your native animals. but.... Some idiot in the past thought they would be a good addition to a park in London and from this we have a plague of them over most of the country. They have no natural enemies here, carry diseases that kill our native red squirrel population and do untold damage to the trees here. From a government statement "The estimated annual cost of grey squirrel damage to trees is £37 million, and the estimated cost to the whole economy of grey squirrels is £1.8 billion. "
They have a GM solution that would wipe out grey squirrels completely in a couple of generations, but will not use it in case one of our squirrels makes its way back to America and wiped out the natural population. Not sure how that's going to happen with the overzealous US immigration.
Sorry for the rant, but grey squirrels are the bane of my life.
 
JimFox

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KevinA said:
I almost ignored this post because of the image, but then I had a think about it. These creatures are part of the American environment and part of the ecosystem. They belong there and are part of the food chain. So, a good shot of one of your native animals. but.... Some idiot in the past thought they would be a good addition to a park in London and from this we have a plague of them over most of the country. They have no natural enemies here, carry diseases that kill our native red squirrel population and do untold damage to the trees here. From a government statement "The estimated annual cost of grey squirrel damage to trees is £37 million, and the estimated cost to the whole economy of grey squirrels is £1.8 billion. "
They have a GM solution that would wipe out grey squirrels completely in a couple of generations, but will not use it in case one of our squirrels makes its way back to America and wiped out the natural population. Not sure how that's going to happen with the overzealous US immigration.
Sorry for the rant, but grey squirrels are the bane of my life.
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Oh man Kevin. That's horrible. We are our own worst enemies.

Your Red squirrels look so cool, so it's sad they are endangered by our gray squirrels.

I am glad you commented though. I don't get to see many animals, in SoCal where I live we have 2 birds, the Seagull and the Pelican. With hundreds of miles of people there are no animals, so squirrels are it for me. I do travel and see the odd animal here or there, but I Landscapes have always been my thing, and I have only ever captured wildlife or birds if they happen to be right in front of me while I am shooting a landscape.
 
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