Squirrels it is

[Todd Frost]

Keeping with the squirrels theme. Here is one I found in Refiel Bird Sanctuary, BC (been having fun with a northern hawk owl up there http://www.birdphotographers.net/for...read.php/79516). Did some research on this black guy as I had never seen one before. Turns out they are not an indivdual species but are a color variant of the gray. Seems as though they are growing in # as well.
D300, 400 2.8, 1/125, f4, iso1600, man exp +1/3 ec.
Thanks for looking, comments and critiques appreciated.
Todd

[Hilary Hann]

Like the way you've framed this with the rough hewn bark. The eye is nice and bright and the claws on the back foot show up well. I wonder why the numbers are increasing, interesting.

[Harshad Barve]

Lovely framing and gotta love that tail , excellent
TFS

[Ken Watkins]

I agree on the nice framing, interesting to here about the "evolution".

I wonder if anything similar is happening with the non-indigenous poulation in UK?

[Marc Mol]

Like the soft BG Todd, with the curved branch framing the squirrel nicely.
TFS

[Rachel Hollander]

Todd- I like the comp and the curve of the tail. Not sure that this is a black squirrel though. The ones I have seen are truly jet black.

TFS,
Rachel