Shhh! He thinks I don’t know he’s behind me. Do you see him there? He’s doing some funny kind of moves to impress me, throwing one leg in the air, like “Let’s dance!” Honestly! In my condition!
But wait. I didn’t hear you knock. Did you just want a few photos?
I’m afraid this isn’t a good time. My tummy’s a bit upset. Or maybe it’s baby Perry, kicking.
I’m getting tired of waiting for the big day.
Just not sure what’s going on back there.
And I don’t like how their father said I was getting as wide as the broad side of a barn door.
I’m outta here. What a time to have a photo shoot. No appointment or anything.
Do you think you could come back another time? Maybe Sunday afternoon? I’d have a chance to pick the pitch out of my fur.
Oh, my, I think she’s going to drop that load sometime soon. Maybe you should get some squirrel food, she’s going to be very busy! Great shots Anneli. 🙂
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I think my whole yard is full of squirrel food. Hazelnuts that didn’t get picked and fell late, for starters.
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Ah, good, the little ones will be well provided for then. 🙂
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One year I watched from the window as a squirrel ran back and forth between our hazelnut trees and a place where she was stashing them. Tireless!
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Great shots, Anneli!
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Thanks, Jill. The squirrel was so high up the tree that I had trouble seeing it clearly. It wasn’t until I uploaded the photos that I saw that she was pregnant. I just zoomed the camera, held my breath and tried not to shake the camera too much and clicked away. A lot of them were blurry but the beauty of digital is you can take a lot and choose the best of those.
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The squirrels around here are so sweet. She is a very pregnant one, and I’ll bet it won’t be long before the babies are following her around from limb to limb. Great photos!
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I hope the squirrel can keep the babies safe from the raccoons. They are share the same trees.
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I’m sending the link to this to my son who loves squirrels!
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Thanks, Luanne. That’s really nice of you. Hope he likes it.
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He loved it. he said it was a good photo shoot :).
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Great to hear that.
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Exciting times ahead!
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For sure. I hope I have a chance to catch some of those babies on the camera one day.
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That’s going to be a very busy squirrel very soon!
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All those kids!!!
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What a lovely series of photos and captions. I just finished watching “Call the Midwife”, and this seems to be just along those lines 🙂
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I hope she gets here in time. I think those babies will be born very soon.
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I honestly hardly ever see any pregnant or “expecting” wildlife, Anneli! I actually think your squirrel “mama to be” is cute and your photos are rare!! Thank you for sharing.
By the way, your lines were witty and had me chuckling. 🙂
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This “pregnant squirrel” business is a first for me.
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Wow! Close enough to see a squirrel’s nipples. Hehe.
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I only saw those after I uploaded the photos. I had no idea!
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fantastic and rare shots!
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Thanks, Ursula. I was really surprised to see that the squirrel was going to have babies.
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So cute! How many babies do they make ?
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I had to google that. Apparently it’s two to five in a litter and they have two litters a year.
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Thanks for that – I assumed you knew!
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No, and I haven’t seen any baby squirrels, but I bet they’re really cute.
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Hope you get to see them and take lots of pics 🙂 ‘Cos I want to see too. I can remember feeding squirrels in Finland. We left nuts for them along the fence
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It would be nice if they were around for me to see. Squirrels are such lively characters. Fun to watch.
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Actually, the very young babies aren’t very cute at all. They don’t have any hair, and they’re all wrinkled. But, in a couple of weeks, they fill out a little, and after they open their eyes and develop a coat, they’re quite something. Somewhere around here I have a photo of our young pet squirrel on the sailboat with us. I think he enjoyed the movement of the boat — it probably was like a tree limb swaying.
Your photos are fabulous. We’re awash in young squirrels now — they’re often born around March, and by now are frisking around.
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I don’t think I’ve ever seen young squirrels. I’ve never seen a pregnant one either. You’re so lucky to have seen that first hand.
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These are fantastic photos, Anneli. So clear and precise. 🙂
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Thanks, Carol. The zoom is good on this camera. It does a pretty good job for a non-professional, and to be honest, I wouldn’t have a chance to get these shots if I had to use a tripod for a bigger camera. The squirrel (or bear or raccoon) would be long gone.
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Thanks, Wolfgang. Same to you.
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