F/6.3, 1/200, ISO 320.
Eastern Gray Squirrel
Why don’t squirrels wear skinny jeans?
Because their nuts won’t fit.
Interesting Fact: Eastern gray squirrels have an excellent sense of smell, which they use to help locate food that they’ve hidden away. They can also pick up information about their fellow squirrels by smelling them. ( http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/animals/eastern-gray-squirrel )
F/5.6, 1/160, ISO 800.
Eastern Chipmunk
Why did the skeleton burp?
Because it didn’t have the guts to fart.
Interesting Fact: A chipmunk’s cheeks can expand to three times the size of its head and they have pouches in their cheeks where they hold their food until they get back to store it in their burrows ( http://www.pets4homes.co.uk/pet-advice/fun-interesting-facts-about-chipmunks.html )
F/6.3, 1/80, ISO 400.
Downy Woodpecker
What is the difference between beer nuts and deer nuts?
Beer nuts cost a buck twenty-five. Deer nuts are under a buck!
Interesting Fact: Downy Woodpeckers eat mainly insects, including beetle larvae that live inside wood or tree bark as well as ants and caterpillars. They eat pest insects including corn earworm, tent caterpillars, bark beetles, and apple borers. About a quarter of their diet consists of plant material, particularly berries, acorns, and grains. ( https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Downy_Woodpecker/lifehistory )
F/6.3, 1/640, ISO 200.
Eastern Gray Squirrel
Why do squirrels swim on their backs?
To keep their nuts dry.
Interesting Fact: Squirrels are extremely intelligent creatures. They are known to put on elaborate bogus food burying displays to deceive onlookers. The fake burials are to trick potential thieves, such as other squirrels or birds, into thinking that they have stored their food stock there. Any observers planning on taking the stash will then focus on the bogus burial site, allowing the squirrel to bury the real stash elsewhere safely ( http://www.onekind.org/be_inspired/animals_a_z/squirrel/ )
F/6.3, 1/80, ISO 250.
Squirrel
Why do squirrels swim on their back?
To keep their nuts dry!
Interesting Fact: Squirrels tend to run in erratic paths. This is intended to deceive potential predators as to its chosen direction so that it may escape. ( http://www.onekind.org/education/animals_a_z/squirrel )
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