Others Love them or Hate them: They are amongst us...Squirrel!

[Shan]

Greg Shchepanek this is a night shot with light from a torch, of the Indian Flying squirrel. Please forgive the quality.

f5.6
1/2"
iso 640
500mm

 

[Greg Shchepanek]

That is fantastic! Do they all have such big tails on them as it appears?

 

[Shan]

That is fantastic! Do they all have such big tails on them as it appears?

that is what stabilizes them when they glide from tree to tree.

 

[Greg Shchepanek]

North American squirrels' don't have such majestic tails...even our flying squirrels

 

[Shan]

North American squirrels' don't have such majestic tails...even our flying squirrels

would they be lighter in weight?

 

[Greg Shchepanek]

Ya, they are much smaller and have stubby, fluffy and furry tails...You have nice big squirrels in India. Probably our Fox Squirrel is our biggest here in North America and has a decent tail on it.

 

[Shan]

Ya, they are much smaller and have stubby, fluffy and furry tails...You have nice big squirrels in India.

you have mini-munks..from Alvin and the chipmunks

 

[Greg Shchepanek]

In the cities & country sides we have the Alvins' doing their squirrel stuff & looking so adorable.

 

[Helix_2648]

OMG your pictures are soooo cute!

 

[Greg Shchepanek]

Thank you so much Helix_2648 it's those loveable creatures that are so cute & do cute things