Went to Poole today to Brownsea Island before it closes for the winter. Went to see the red squiggles, and wasn't disappointed. Many of the Brownsea Island red squirrels have leprosy, but this yong one is healthy at the moment.
I took over 250 shots on the island today, where Baden-Powell founded the Scouting Movement. Many shots were just a tad out of focus, but think this is my money shot.
We were non-plussed about the 27 spoonbills flying in, but the professional nature watchers were extactic!!
Leprosy in squirrels - how awful! Love this, have only ever seen them in a zoo before.
We're Get Pushed partners this week Jackie so for your challenge how about a panorama but with a subject moving through the shots (for example a jogger or walker or whatever you fancy. Does this appeal? If not, please let me know and I'll devise something else.
@Dawn but fight quite viscously @peterscherub2 apparently been in wild population on the island 50 years @gardenfolk such a privelge to see them @olivetreeann their ear tips and noses are very deformed @wendyfrost thank you @lynnz many thanks @4rky got him just right, but many many failed @emma78 thank you @carole_sandford watched three running up and down and then watched 100s of frustrated zoom lenses following them!! @maggiemae not quite in the sun, but happy with light background @rjb71 many thanks @robz it does doesn't it! @365anne fank yooooouuuuuu @fbailey the island has a few squirrels all wild!! Thanks for challenge @ludwigsdiana he was a spy there in the Boer War
I cannot believe it!! I also photographed red squirrel on Brownsea Island yesterday! That is where I saw the avocet on mine! We could have been side by side and never knew it......super shot.
@30pics4jackiesdiamond It really was! I wondered if you were the lady stood next to me whose battery ran out just after she took the squirrel photos. We compared pictures briefly! Ah, still amazed we were so near and yet so far! We ought to have a 365 badge to wear so we can spot each other in public places!! 😀😀
@30pics4jackiesdiamond That's amazing!!!!!! I am going to post my squirrel on mine now just for fun in honour of the occasion because we took the same squirrel from the same side of the tree at the same moment! Craziness.
We're Get Pushed partners this week Jackie so for your challenge how about a panorama but with a subject moving through the shots (for example a jogger or walker or whatever you fancy. Does this appeal? If not, please let me know and I'll devise something else.
@peterscherub2 apparently been in wild population on the island 50 years
@gardenfolk such a privelge to see them
@olivetreeann their ear tips and noses are very deformed
@wendyfrost thank you
@lynnz many thanks
@4rky got him just right, but many many failed
@emma78 thank you
@carole_sandford watched three running up and down and then watched 100s of frustrated zoom lenses following them!!
@maggiemae not quite in the sun, but happy with light background
@rjb71 many thanks
@robz it does doesn't it!
@365anne fank yooooouuuuuu
@fbailey the island has a few squirrels all wild!! Thanks for challenge
@ludwigsdiana he was a spy there in the Boer War
@onewing so do I!
@casablanca I saw the hat!!! Wasn't it a fantastic day for light and colours!!!
@joannakate many thanks
@ziggy77 thank you, v kind