Squirrel – Eastern Gray

"Eastern Gray Squirrel"

 

WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHY – ENCHANTED FOREST PARK, FL

Photo is of an Eastern Gray Squirrel that was taken in Enchanted Forest Park.  This park is a great place for insect photography, and is located in North Miami, Florida. The camera gear that was used is a Nikon D90 with a Nikkor 60mm lens attached to a Tamron 2x teleconverter.

Squirrels belong to a large family of small or medium-sized rodents called the Sciuridae. The family includes tree squirrels, ground squirrels, chipmunks, marmots (including woodchucks), flying squirrels, and prairie dogs. Squirrels are indigenous to the Americas, Eurasia, and Africa and have been introduced to Australia. Squirrels are first attested in the Eocene, about forty million years ago, and are most closely related to the mountain beaver and to dormice among living species.

Squirrels are generally small animals, ranging in size from the African pygmy squirrel, at 7–10 cm (2.8–3.9 in) in length, and just 10 g (0.35 oz) in weight, to the Alpine marmot, which is 53–73 cm (21–29 in) long, and weighs from 5 to 8 kg (11 to 18 lb). Squirrels typically have slender bodies with bushy tails and large eyes. Their fur is generally soft and silky, although much thicker in some species than others. The color of squirrels is highly variable between – and often even within – species.

The hindlimbs are generally longer than the forelimbs, and they have four or five toes on each foot. Their paws on their forefeet include a thumb, although this is often poorly developed. The feet also have a soft pad on the underside.

Squirrels live in almost every habitat from tropical rainforest to semiarid desert, avoiding only the high polar regions and the driest of deserts. They are predominantly herbivorous, subsisting on seeds and nuts, but many will eat insects, and even small vertebrates.

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    6 Thoughts to “Squirrel – Eastern Gray”

    1. Mario44

      WOW Wow wow

    2. Sharon.Levinson

      Beautiful

    3. Anna.Soriota

      Beautiful photo Alan

    4. Christine algie

      great photo he’s such a cute little thing.

    5. Phil Wookey

      Nice to see that some idiot hasn’t remarked about shooting the Squirrel or saying they taste like Chicken! I love Squirrels! 🙂

    6. Tim

      Beautiful squirrel!
      Was this picture taken in Florida?

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