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Black Squirrels seem to be popping up, in otherwise, gray and fox squirrel territory at Kankakee State Park. I have run into a few of them farther east a bit, but now it seems they are migrating their way west...
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Black Squirrels are smaller than your typical fox squirrel. We found this guy playing with a pine squirrel, but couldn't capture them together.
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There were Mallards in a large puddle one day, and Cutti really loved how the males head was reflecting the light, so she took some shots.
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I talked her into getting down to their level and snapping off a few for a different perspective...
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I was really impressed with this one! Cutti is the perfect "buddy" when going on a long adventure. She is just as excited as you are, and even though she doesn't normally look through a camera lens, she appreciates everything she sees, and sometimes takes video. She loves to talk about what we saw that particular day, and asks lots of questions about their behavior. I am beginning to want to take her everywhere, even though I am usually a "Lone Photographer". It is exciting to watch someone else be so curious and excited...
2 comments:
Love those mallards. Nice shots Cuttidad (And you need to explain that name to me someday)
Interesting about the Black Squirrel. We've just had one show up in our about a week ago. We've never seen one before.
Craig
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