Thursday, January 28, 2010

Surprise of the day...





















As most of you who are likely to be reading this will know, I am used to various forms of wildlife - but today was a first. A squirrel climbing up my leg, claws well embedded in my jeans!!  I was too slow to get a photo of him at thigh height and he wouldn't stay still long enough on the ground to get a decent shot either - so this is the best I could do.

His efforts weren't rewarded with food - which is what I guess he was after. At close quarters his teeth looked as though they could do with a good whitening!!

I have to say I was very tickled  :-)

6 comments:

  1. awww how wonderful. I love squirrels! Do you think you could sneak one back here? :o)

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  2. Hehe - NZ customs would love that!!

    I love the movement of squirrels - the way they glide and undulate.

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  3. ooooh big word - undulate - where's my dictionary - to move like or in waves; to make or be wavy; to vibrate. Vibrate? aww Taka trust you to find a vibrating squirrel!! hehe

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  4. Oh no - squirrels ruined forever!!!! ;-)

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  5. Now there's a story title...'The tale (tail) of the vibrating squirrel'

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  6. No wonder you were 'tickled' :o)

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