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Here’s a pose I got of a couple of gray squirrel siblings at the bird box hole they are living in. I installed this box in hopes of screech owls liking it. Oh well, these squirrels are fun to watch.

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I settled on the tight crop to really hone in on the subjects. The bird box they’re in is kinda boring. Did I go too far?

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Z9, 180-600 lens, Nikon 1.4 TC, monopod, 1/2500th, f 8.5, 755mm, ISO 25600, cropped to 3386 x
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Very cool, Dave. I like their poses. This looks a little dark to my eye. You might look at raising the darker tones a bit.

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I neglected to mention that I got this at first light, before sunrise. I’ve lightened it up some already. I will look at lightening it up some more. Thanks for your thoughts.

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Very nice! Wonderful lighting and an interesting house for them. Not too tight for my tastes.

These guys look like a lot for fun to shoot than a stodgy old owl.

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Ha! It’s a supply and demand thing. I see gray squirrels here all the time but, other than occasionally hearing one at night, I NEVER get to see one. I’ve read that it’s possible to see a screech owl in the daylight. Oh well, I’m not in charge…