Last Monday I was taking photographs of the Ashton Canal from the footbridge by the Portland Basin. I noticed a woman climbing the steps up to the bridge. She stopped and I wondered for a brief moment if perhaps she thought I was blocking her path, but she was looking down and I saw there was a young squirrel crossing the bridge.
It stopped and looked at me, back at the woman and wondered which way to turn.
It climbed up on the bridge railings. I aimed my camera at the squirrel despite having my sunglasses on and having to shoot almost directly towards the sun. The camera focussed even if my eyes didn't. Another close-up shot is on my photoblog sithenah.
At one point a pigeon flew on the bridge to see what has happening. After a brief period I moved away and the squirrel crawled along the parapet and then jumped into some bushes.
A contribution to Shadow Shot Sunday.
Sunday Bridges at San Francisco Bay Daily Photo and
Camera Critters.
Now that's a surprise! Guess the squirrel decided he'd check out how the other half lives!
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Lea
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The squirrel is a good feature. :)
ReplyDeleteLovely shadows captures.
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Great shots of the squirrel.
ReplyDeleteGreat sequence especially the striped squirrel....
ReplyDeleteGood one, Gerald!
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Never had a pigeon get that close. Probably thought the squirrel was getting food from the humans. They know how it works.
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Such a little cutiepie! He seems to be posing and you certainly got a lot of detail. Great shots!
ReplyDeleteSquirrels are so fascinating! naughty and pesky but fascinating.
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