Study in brown and gray

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Study in brown and gray

December 30, 2012 by Mike Powell

Another squirrel photo? In the past few months I have posted a number of photos of Eastern Gray Squirrels (Sciurus carolinensis). yet I continue to attempt to photograph them whenever I can. Each time, the light is different, the environment is different, and the squirrel is different.

I really like the colors in this photo, the shades of brown and red, especially the way the brown-red surrounding the squirrel’s eyes is repeated in the exposed wood of the branch. I also like the unique characteristics of this squirrel, his cute pose and his little notched ear.

Another squirrel? I’m sure that squirrels will be featured again in my blog. In my suburban lifestyle, many days they may be my only link to nature.

Posted in animals, Nature, Photography, Portraits, wildlife | Tagged brown, Canon 55-250mm zoom lens, Canon Rebel XT, Eastern Gray Squirrel, gray, gray squirrel, Huntley Meadows Park, Sciurus carolinensis, squirrel | 9 Comments

9 Responses

on December 30, 2012 at 7:54 am | Reply caleephotography

There´s no such thing as ‘too many squirrel photos’! This one´s really cute, I like his colours and it looks like he´s warming his hands. 🙂
- on December 30, 2012 at 8:06 am | Reply Mike Powell
  
  Thanks for the encouragement. As I look at the photo, I am trying to figure out what he is doing. I was definitely a cold morning, so your explanation is a good one. He also looks a little tense, like he is shivering a bit.
on December 30, 2012 at 1:25 pm | Reply Carol Dunnigan

Fantastic! I absolutely LOVE squirrels and can never get enough of them! Happy New Year if I haven’t told you that already! lol
on December 30, 2012 at 4:27 pm | Reply lylekrahn

That’s a nice perspective.
on December 31, 2012 at 8:41 am | Reply New Hampshire Gardener

I love squirrel pictures, and this is a good one.
on January 3, 2013 at 8:56 pm | Reply Marco Pesaresi

I also like the colours in this image, although it may be cold the browns give a very warm tone to the shot.
- on January 4, 2013 at 6:22 am | Reply Mike Powell
  
  Thanks. Squirrels are around a lot here and I enjoy trying to photograph them (they are very elusive at times).
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