winter randoms #3: central park safari

[beaky]

Had some time to kill yesterday and I was near the park, so I thought I'd mosey over there and take some photos...

Cold. The pond is frozen. This is not a haiku:




Unlike their country cousins, these squirrels are practically tame, and will come right up to you sometimes, looking for a handout:




Sorry, little dude... ain't got nothin' for ya:




Just barely got a shot of this (moulting?) cardinal: "Wait, I got something-crunch!- aw nuts, another ball bearing..."




Not too many takers for a carriage ride today- must've been two dozen horses standing around waiting:

[Woodlouse2002]

There are two part 1's to this trilogy of photographs.

[Omag 2.0]

The guy is a new-yorker... they like to act arty...  ;D

Man, if I saw that kind of tail on my cat, I'd be running, cause she'd be seriously p*ssed off! I hope that squirrel didn't jump on you a second later!

Lovely bird, the cardinal!

[Fitter]

again Nice!

[Jakemaster]

GO CARDINALS! (school mascot)

[airsoftman687]

ya the squirels here in connecticut r scared of me, i don't know y though i only shot a cuple of em in the behind

[Willit Run]

Nice shots!!  :)  

  We call squirrels Tree Rats around here because if you pass by a trash can one will always pop out!

[bbstackerf]

Super shots, Rotty. Nicely done! What cam were you using?

keni

[beaky]

Super shots, Rotty. Nicely done! What cam were you using?

keni

Kodak DX7590... not  a bad camera for the money.

The cardinal was shot at full optical zoom (about 7X), from a distance of maybe 15 feet. Then I cropped it.

[beaky]

The guy is a new-yorker... they like to act arty...  ;D

Man, if I saw that kind of tail on my cat, I'd be running, cause she'd be seriously p*ssed off! I hope that squirrel didn't jump on you a second later!

Lovely bird, the cardinal!

Nah... squirrels are usually on high alert- the tail is often puffed-out and twitching. But if they're feeling aggressive, they'll really get the tail moving, then they'll make that nasty squirrel-noise. But if their "opponent" is bigger than they are, they'll usually do so from a safe place- like up in a tree.
This one was cautiously approaching me... saw I had no goodies, so he crossed the path to another tree (after posing very nicely for me).

[airsoftman687]

my dad had a pet squirel when he was  kid