The snows are melting and the first little bits of green are starting to sprout. The Abert's (commonly mistaken as Albert's) squirrels of Stellers Ridge are active. I see them running down the fence, jumping from tree top to tree top, and leaping impossible distances. My eye catches a blurred streak of black against the forest background and I race for my camera. I have a lot of shots with these blurry streaks, but today I caught a very round and plump squirrel resting for a brief moment on the fence post. Then before I could get off just one more shot she streaked off. Do you think she's pregnant?
Black Squirrel on Post
A black Abert squirrel sits on a fence post in the foothills of northern Colorado.
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A black Abert squirrel sits on a fence post in the foothills of northern Colorado.
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LOL, is that a mohawk on her head? preggo huh? cool shot, julie
ReplyDeleteCould be, Julie! Great shot! I love squirrels!
ReplyDeleteShe's preggers or really, really scored on someone's trail mix!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a gorgeous little creature this is and so wonderfully captured!
ReplyDeleteAnd she does look a little round in the belly :-D
Cute...I'm always cautious with squirrels, they're so flighty. Nice capture!
ReplyDeleteoh my julie! she is so beautiful! i want to cuddle with that cute little critter! and that would be so sweet if she were preggers!
ReplyDeletegreat capture!
Oh, my! What a beautiful creature! I've never seen such a darling squirrel before! Looks pregnant to me, but I'm not a squirrel expert. What I am, however, is expert in knowing what I love and I LOVE this series of sweet squirrels! Great shots and how fortunate you are to have these creatures in your neck of the woods.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great picture! I've never seen a black squirrel, they are so cute! I think she definitely looks pregnant, or she put on a few pounds from a long winter with nothing to do but eat!!lol! I love squirrels and their silly antics!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing!
Tracey
Hmmm...she does seem to have a little bit of a tummy on her. I am thinking that soon you may have a lot more opportunity for taking photos of little squirrels! :)
ReplyDeleteFun photos Julie!
amazing sketching! i like! :D
ReplyDeleteamazing photos, I've never seen a black squirrel before only grey and red!
ReplyDeleteThese are beautiful shots!
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