The One That Didn't Get Away!

Posted by Ellie
 

The Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens features a profusion of flowers (of course) trees, shrubs and trees. Then there is the wildlife! In such a rich habitat, you didn't have to stand in one place for very long before you heard the scampering of tiny creatures, the buzzing of insects and the fluttering, screaming, chirping and whistling of birds. Before long the creatures that made all these sounds would begin to appear. I got photos of some of them, some I just couldn't get as they moved too fast or scurried in and out of the bushes and trees.

One of the most frustrating moments in that visit was when I heard the squeals of baby squirrels playing under a hedge of thick undergrowth. The sounds of high pitched delight moved quickly around the area at ground level, but they were hidden deep in the shadows and leaves. I got on my knees and waited patiently for them to put in at least a brief appearance, but they never did. In the end, with knees aching and back and neck sore from being poised at such an awkward angle, I had to give up and move on.

As if to make up for my disappointment and discomfort, this little red lady was sitting on a rock calmly eating a seed when we came by and was quite content to keep (almost) still for me while I got my camera aimed for the photo. It doesn't match a rolling knot of playful babies but it is what I got!

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For squirrel lovers everywhere and a theme which I believe is almost defunct, but in hopes that +Squirrel Saturday and +Skippy Sheeskin will find this post, I offer it for #squirrelsaturday .

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54 Responses

  31. Thank you very much for that lovely comment, +Banafshe KH – I have not done very many that worked, I have a few that are blurred (!) and one in silhouette and this one. You will one day, for sure. Especially now that you are in control of your camera and have such a nice one to use!!

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  41. Thanks a lot +Stephen Thackeray – 😀 she was.

    +Leonardo Hervacio Arenas – thanks.

    She was, +Sunny Wu thanks.

    +shahid shairi – thanks

    +HQSP Animals and +Nicol Eh thanks so much for the reshare and the lovely comment.

    🙂 +Trever McGhee

    Thanks +Shelly Gunderson

    +Sandra Nesbit – they truly are! I'm glad if it brought a smile to you, Sandra!

    +Elizabeth Per she is, thank you.

    Thanks very much, dear Magy. I've been missing you, hope things are stabilizing a bit +Magy Duarte

    +Marie Odile MAHLER de rien, et merci pour le commentaire si sympathique. Bonne journée a vous aussi.

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