It's not all about the birds in this Shot of the Day pandemic shut down. I occasionally get out of the backyard and look for other animals. Caught this squirrel out of the corner of my eye enjoying a nut in the crook of a tree. Although the shot is messy, I thought the squirrel made an interesting composition. Not wall-art but an ok shot. Now, as to an up date on my personal enemy, the bane of my life, Mr. Backyard Squirrel, I had to move the feeder for the 5th time to try to defeat his antics. He is Super Squirrel since he can leap from great distances to make it on top of the feeder. Watching him trying to figure out how to beat my feeder is both fun and frustrating. He will keep trying but I will defeat him in the end!!! I think this move makes his leap an impossible distance, but I have said that before and he found a way to make the leap. For example, he learned that if he does a speed run from the center of an evergreen way above the feeder, the branch bends as he hits it and then he can launch at an angle that gets him to the pole and slide down on to the plate for a nut filled treat. It is like you basically throw yourself off of an unsteady ledge and you hit a pole where hopefully, you can slide down and catch yourself before you hit the ground. If there are any birds there, so be it. They might stop your fall. Anyway, this guy here is enjoying his treat without having to work all that hard to get it....
