#easterngraysquirrel — Public Fediverse posts

Caught in the Cling

This little eastern gray squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) keeps an eye on me and Charlie, especially as she tries to sneak up to a nearby bird feeder. She had only a few seconds before Charlie spotted her and rushed toward the hole under the fence. By then, she’d already escaped to the other side—perhaps with a nut or two.

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A Tale of Backyard Tails

An eastern gray squirrel and a mourning dove met near the Hole Under the Fence early this morning. Both were drawn by seeds scattered across the ground. For a few cautious minutes, they shared the bounty—coexistence as a quiet condition of the moment.

But they both knew the problem: Charlie, the border collie, stationed just thirty meters away and already alerted to the squirrel’s presence.

Charlie, as we know, lives peacefully with the doves. They’re part of the landscape, part of the rhythm. But squirrels? Squirrels are a breach. According to Charlie, they don’t belong in the backyard—or anywhere else within his line of sight. So he makes it his business to run them down. The chase is ritual. He rarely catches one, and when he does, he lets it go. No explanation offered. None needed.

At this tense juncture, Charlie charged. The squirrel slipped back beneath the Hole Under the Fence. The dove took flight, settling in a nearby tree. The seeds remained, but the moment was gone.

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Good morning. 🐿️🐿️🐿️

6 August 2025

Yesterday, I finally took the time to mount my new bird feeder atop the post in the middle of the yard. I shored up the post with some short cedar pieces I picked up from Lowe’s ages ago. Funny thing—they’ve been sitting in the backyard shed for years, just waiting for me to get around to it. Kind of like the computer behind me, close enough to touch, with a new fan ready to be installed. I procrastinate sometimes.

Truth is, I take my leisure time more seriously than I used to. My philosophy? If you own a recliner, you’d better use it—otherwise, it’s just going to waste. That’s an important truth, straight from the Drama Llama.

“You can't just turn on creativity like a faucet. You have to be in the right mood. What mood is that? Last-minute panic.” — Bill Watterson

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A seasonal ensemble of #saltmarsh creatures, yesterday. Part 3.
MNSA. LI, NY
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Squirrel on the Roof

This morning, I stepped out the backdoor and spotted a little eastern gray squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) sunning itself on the roof of my backyard shed. It must have leapt there from a nearby tree, perhaps drawn by the warmth of the roof. The chilly morning air made it the perfect spot to soak up some heat.

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Birdfeeder Raider

Here is an eastern gray squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) doing its best to maintain balance while eating at a bird feeder.

I don't post all of the photos that I post here to my Pixels gallery, but I post the photos I like best. Some don't make the cut. I usually wait a couple of days and see how I feel about it then.

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Squirrel

I'm looking for something that might fit in a narrow space. I don't know if this is the one, but it would fit. This is an eastern gray squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) either sneaking up on a bird feeder that I have hanging from the fence, or deciding it is time to go home.

I don't post all of the photos that I post here to my Pixels gallery, but I post the photos I like best. Some don't make the cut. I usually wait a couple of days and see how I feel about it then.

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Bounding Journey

This is an eastern gray squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) that I shot while running in Georgia. When I say shot, I mean with my camera, I don't hunt and haven't since I was a kid.

I've had several inquiries about how to get a print of some my photographs. This is a hobby for me, so I haven't been equipped to handle those requests. But I enjoy what I'm doing and want to share my photographs.

So, I set up an account and website with pixels. My website is:

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If you want a print of one of my photographs, you can get it there, If I haven't loaded it, let me know which one it is, and I'll gladly load it there for you.

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Got Lunch

Here is an Eastern Gray Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) on the ground with something in its front paws, probably an acorn.

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Bad Squirrel

Squirrels will be squirrels, bad squirrel, bad squirrel 🎶. That is what I call them when speaking to Ben and Charlie, they are bad squirrels. This eastern gray squirrel, treed by Ben and Charlie, undoubtedly had been raiding one of my bird feeders. No worries, the squirrel eventually escaped the backyard safely.

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Little Gatherer

The mission of this little eastern gray squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) seems connected to taunting Charlie who often sits at the storm door at the back. Seen here the is in the back yard, probably with an acorn in its tiny hands.

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Eastern gray squirrel! A little fella 🐿️

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Squirrel Meets Spring

A fleeting encounter: The squirrel’s nimble stride through a blossoming spring landscape.” - Copilot

This photo was under exposed, and I worked on it make the image more visible. I couldn't resist showing a picture of an eastern gray squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) running through purple flowers early in the morning.

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Caught Red Handed

"A curious eastern gray squirrel clings to a tree, its bushy tail flowing gracefully." - Copilot

Well, actually his hands are more of a gray, aren't they? These eastern gray squirrels (Sciurus carolinensis) are the life of my dog Charlie's day. He can't wait to get out to chase them, but when he catches up to one, he just kind of stands there like he doesn't know what to do next. The squirrels always get away.

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The Great Seed Heist

“Gerald, the Acro-nut, strikes again! No bird feeder is too high for this daring diner!” -Copilot

This is an eastern gray squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) who was out in the yard this morning snacking on bird seed. It's important to note that this particular bird feeder is right over the "hole under the fence" where critters come into the yard. It is also where they make their hasty exit when Ben and Charlie go out the back door.

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Good morning. 🐿️🐿️🐿️

12 March 2024

I'm sleepy and mealtime for Ben and Charlie is only 40 minutes away. Then the Terminix guy is coming this morning. Woe is me. 😩 I'm getting to where I don't like things that I have to attend to at a particular time. Maybe another cup of coffee will get me going. I'm getting ridiculously protective of my lazy time, which takes up a good portion of my day. I occasionally take a break from being lazy and take a nap. Nap time can take place anytime during the day, but mornings are popular. When I nap, we all nap ... I speak of course of Ben and Charlie. Or maybe, they just stare at me while I nap 🤔... nope I think they do some napping of their own.

“...sleeping requires a certain amount of idleness, which is something I excel at.'
I laughed. 'We all have to be good at something.” - Jennifer L. Armentrout, From Blood and Ash

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A curious Eastern #Gray #Squirrel carefully inches its body forward along the notch on the #tree, ears, eyes, and nose focused.

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Gray Guardian of the Pecan Tree

This is and eastern gray squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) nestled in an ancient pecan tree (Carya illinoinensis) that I saw in rural Georgia. Gray squirrels are native to Louisiana as well, but I don't see near as many as I do when we go to Georgia. The photograph quality isn't super, I'm not certain where the camera focused, not on the squirrel apparently. But I think the old tree branches with lichen and decay adds character and makes the photo interesting. The photo won't make to my pixels gallery (https://swede1952-photographs.pixels.com) though.

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Grabbing it’s fill

Sciurus carolinensis
Eastern gray squirrel

Black squirrels are a melanistic subgroup of squirrels with black coloration on their fur. The phenomenon occurs with several species of squirrels, although it is most frequent with the eastern gray squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) and the fox squirrel (Sciurus niger). Black morphs of the eastern gray and fox squirrels are the result of a variant pigment gene

Location: Guelph, ON
Camera info/settings
- Canon 7D Mark II, Sigma 150-600
- ISO 12800 f5.6 1/500s

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Recon Squirrel

My dog Charlie and I were sitting the backyard one afternoon when I noticed the eastern gray squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) crawl out on a pine tree limb that was in the forest to the east. I'm almost certain that the squirrel was spying on the backyard to see if it was a good moment to make a move.

"The Eastern gray squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) is a tree squirrel native to eastern North America; there it is the most prodigious and ecologically essential natural forest regenerator. Widely introduced to certain places around the world, the Eastern gray squirrel in Europe, in particular, is regarded as an invasive species." - https://animalia.bio/eastern-gray-squirrel

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