Squirrel Hangout

Sometimes I wonder if I should just make this a squirrel photo blog since squirrels seem to be the only thing I take pictures of. Hopefully though as the weather gets nicer I'll have other subjects.

I enjoyed watching this guy in the tree yesterday. I'm really not quite sure why the squirrels like chewing on the trees so much, but thats the life of a squirrel I guess.



This photo didn't turn out so great since I was getting a reflection off the window, but I rarely get a shot of the blue jay (I think they have ESP and know exactly when I'm going to snap the photo so they leave) that I decided I like it.

Answer to His Prayers

It snowed a bit in Chicagoland today and that meant my squirrel friend was back asking for snacks. We put out on the window ledge today some peanuts and a few Triscuits which he gobbled up. Admittedly in this picture he's just eating the peanut, but I thought it looked like he was praying for a treat.



The answer to his prayers.





A woodpecker also stopped by.

Blue Jay

Chickadee

The world was conspiring against me today in terms of photography. I could hear the birds outside the window so I went and got some peanuts to give them. I put them out on the ledge and within minutes observed a beautiful blue jay in the tree scoping out the area. I grabbed my camera, turned it on, and it came up with a memory card error... twice. By the time I got it fixed the blue jay flew away, never to return. The squirrel walked by, but didn't stop and his presence scared off most of the birds for the afternoon. The dogs made sure that any birds that might have thought about coming by wouldn't. I did get a couple pictures of a chickadee before he flew off, which meant my afternoon wasn't a complete waste, just mostly a waste.