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14-Jul-2020 Christine Hanrahan

Standoff

Rockcliffe Park

Saw these two squirrels having a bit of a standoff at the dog park today. The red was defending a supply of seeds provided by a visitor, and no way was the grey squirrel going to get by. Unlike the European red squirrels which are more timid, our native red squirrels are very feisty and will take on anyone. They especially disdain the much larger grey squirrels who are terrified of them!!

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Jean D03-Aug-2020 17:35
Great action shot with perfect timing. ~V
Mairéad25-Jul-2020 21:57
A great shot and I’m delighted the red is standing its ground.v
KAI-WING LEUNG19-Jul-2020 02:25
A stunning & well composed image of these two lovely squirrels! V
pkocinski15-Jul-2020 11:53
Well captured!
Graeme15-Jul-2020 11:18
The grey squirrel does look pretty scared of the red one! I wonder which one won? V!!
Tom LeRoy15-Jul-2020 10:48
The red one seems determined not to give any ground away ! Such a cool encounter and shot. V
Kuriacose Joseph15-Jul-2020 10:24
Great moments in nature. Nice shot!
Paolo Peggi (aka Bracciodiferro)15-Jul-2020 09:54
Nice work again,my friend! V
Paolo
danad15-Jul-2020 08:04
Perfect timing to catch this scene of intimidation ! V.
laine15-Jul-2020 06:24
Oh, and she's a redhead too :)
laine15-Jul-2020 06:23
I have a tiny friend like that, we call her Angry Ant :)) What a great photo moment. V
Ton, Ben & Rob Nagtegaal15-Jul-2020 06:19
This is beautiful, well captured.
John Vass15-Jul-2020 04:28
Great capture! Why do I hear music from “The Good, The Bad and The Ugly”?
Good info. It would be interesting to see squirrels squaring off.
Place your bets please! V
Kevin Warren15-Jul-2020 01:24
Yep, don't mess with the little reds, they are fiesty! Terrific shot of the showdown!
Isabel Cutler14-Jul-2020 22:03
I didn't realize there was a difference in size and haven't seen a red squirrel around here. I was wondering at first if it was a chipmunk.
Hank Vander Velde14-Jul-2020 20:15
Interesting stand-off encountered and well captured Christine.
Helen Betts14-Jul-2020 19:36
Perfect timing to get this standoff! The red one doesn't look like it will back down at all. V.
Walter Otto Koenig14-Jul-2020 19:15
Great perspective of this exciting encounter. Really like their poses, eyes and "tail language". "V"
Glenn D.14-Jul-2020 19:15
Great shot of the situation. And, without your caption, I already knew the victor; seen their standoffs here too. V
Ray :)14-Jul-2020 18:12
It's seems so surreal to see a red and a grey together!!
globalgadabout14-Jul-2020 17:30
fair enough to protect your food..,you caught a lively encounter so well..
joseantonio14-Jul-2020 17:29
such a lovely image.Well captured.V
Don Mottershead14-Jul-2020 17:24
C'mon guys! Let's all get along. Don't be like the humans.
Great capture. V
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