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Copyright: Sea Ayhan (norenastramus) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2386 W: 94 N: 1680] (23336)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-04-21
Categories: Nature
Camera: Olympus SP-500UZ
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Cute Squirrels [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2007-05-01 16:29
Viewed: 456
Points: 58
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Kursunlu waterfall Park -Antalya

Red squirrels have a typical head to body length of 19 to 23 cm, a tail length of 15 to 20 cm and a mass of 250 to 340 g. They are not sexually dimorphic as males and females are the same size. The red squirrel is slightly smaller than the eastern grey squirrel which has a head to body length of 25 to 30 cm and weighs between 400 and 800 g. It is thought that the long tail helps the squirrel to balance and steer when jumping from tree to tree and running along branches and may keep the animal warm during sleep.

The coat of the red squirrel varies in colour with time of year and location. There are several different coat colour morphs ranging from black to red. Red coats are most common in Great Britain; in other parts of Europe and Asia the different coat colours co-exist within populations, much like hair colour in humans. The underside of the squirrel is always white-cream in colour. Red squirrels shed their coats twice a year, switching from a thinner summer coat to a thicker, darker winter coat with noticeably larger ear-tufts (a prominent distinguishing feature of this species) between August and November. A lighter, redder overall coat colour, along with the larger ear-tufts, helps to distinguish the European red squirrel from either of the Eastern Grey Squirrel or the American Red Squirrel.

The red squirrel, like most tree squirrels, has sharp, curved claws to enable the climbing of trees, even when branches are overhanging.
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To Koala: Hi Alexandranorenastramus 1 07-19 11:07
To Niva: Thanks Nivaldonorenastramus 1 05-11 12:34
To Refugee: thanks davidnorenastramus 1 05-11 12:33
To Jacqueline: Hi Jacquelinenorenastramus 1 05-11 12:33
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To WepWaWet: tşk şerefnorenastramus 1 05-06 13:56
To SkyF: Hi Skynorenastramus 1 05-04 15:13
To HaBeMa: merhaba harunnorenastramus 1 05-03 15:18
To lopa: Lopanorenastramus 1 05-03 13:48
To izmirli: slm dostum.norenastramus 1 05-03 13:26
To Silvio2006: ciao silvionorenastramus 1 05-02 14:31
To denizler: merhaba deniznorenastramus 1 05-02 13:52
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Bonjour Sea
Ce n'est pas facile de photographier un écureuil,tu as pourtant réussi là,une superbe photo.
Bravo
Cordialement
Gildas

Merb Ayhan cok guzel cekmisin buralarda hic kalmadi red squirrel. guzelde poz yakalamisin selamlar Necip.

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  • juyona Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 2641 W: 1 N: 1264] (15443)
  • [2007-05-01 17:00]
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Hola Sea,
original captura,
bonito pov y detalles,
saludos TFS.

Merhaba Hilmi abi.
Bu hareketli arkadaşı iyi yakalamışsın, paylaştığın için teşekkürler.
Saygı ve selamlar.

Yasin.

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  • Emma Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1403 W: 6 N: 1920] (10151)
  • [2007-05-01 17:22]
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Hi Ayhan,It is taken a class picture out of the life super colors and details, would congratulate.
Eva

Merhaba Ayhan,
Sevimli sincabı harika yakalamışsınız.Renk ve detaylar süper.Eline sağlık.

hAyAti

Hi Sea. A very good nature photo showing some unusual colours in the fur at this time of the year. Very good clarity and presentation. Murray.

Selamlar Hilmi:)
Bu ne güzellik!!Çok güzel yakalamışsın sevimli sincabı.Nefis bir kare.Ellerine sağlık.Tebrikler.
iyi Geceler,
Deniz:)

From the thumbnail, he almost looked like he was wearing pants. :) Sharp photo and good composition with the nut in his mouth. Looks like he's digging to bury it. If he's like the squirrels around here, he will forget where it is. :) Good note.
Linda

Slm H. Ayhan,

Cok hos bir paylasim ellerine saglik..

Hasan

Such a charming squirrel. The bluish fur on his back looks like a tailor-made vest. What a fun photo to look at. It puts a smile on my face. Best wishes - Danilo

How sweet!!!! such a fast little critter!
This squirrel has a very beautiful fur...
an adoring shot!

Cheers,
Anneke

:) ltr

Hallo Sea
Sher schones Bilder..:-)
Gretings,
Ella

This is so beautiful. Lovely composition, interesting to see.
Best wishes,
Achim

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  • milas Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2732 W: 412 N: 2987] (32821)
  • [2007-05-02 12:47]
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merhaba ayhan;
güzel yakalamışsın bu şirin yaratığı...tebrikler selamlar

Hallo Sea, wawww....super Schnappschuss! Toll!
Gruß,Chris!

Merhaba H.Ayhan, lovely red squirrel with great pose and splendid details, very well done, ciao Silvio

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  • jan515 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2498 W: 56 N: 3862] (17484)
  • [2007-05-02 15:07]
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Hello my friend,
That what you showed us here, is you arrive priced that one very gladly regarded has, for that is very interesting. You fantastically made that, congratulate.
Beautiful greetings.
Janusz

**)Later

merhabalar
çok sevimli bir sincap.tebrikler dostum.
sevgilerimle.
gürkan akçakır.

ADORABLE! Love this, looks like he has a little grey coat on! I love his expression! You did a great job with this one Sea!
Linda
B-)
I'll be back.............

Selam Ayhan;vay canına sırtının renk tonu mavi gibi,çerçeve ile bütünleşince kalite ok....
Habema.
:-]

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  • SkyF Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1666 W: 136 N: 1263] (6138)
  • [2007-05-04 19:23]
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Hello H.Ayan,
busy little squirrel, looks like it still wearing its winter coat.
Nice action that you captured, the sharpness is very nice.
TFS..Sky

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  • lopa Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1083 W: 244 N: 847] (8927)
  • [2007-05-05 3:26]
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Hi Sea,
Excellent capture and a wonderful portrait.
Very cute and the colours,details and DOF are spot on. I love your close up shot of it, it look really good!
Great work, very well done indeed.
TFS
Lopa

Merhaba Ayhan,
Sincap cok guzel ve sizde harika yakalamissiniz. Cok sevimli bir kompozisyon.
Selamlar,
Seref

Hi Sea,
What a sweet image of a rodent 'in action'! Great, I love it :) The colours and compositions are superb. She's so close that we can almost see the fleas in her fur... ;) Joking, of course. Well captured! Congratulations & TFS
Barbara

Merhaba again Hilmi. I love these animals, we don't get them in Australia only in zoos. Seeing no camera details I can't say too much on this one, I can only assume that it was low light. STill well detailed and good colour. TFS,
David

Many thanks for your comment on ‘Belated Birthday...’

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  • Niva Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1152 W: 2 N: 842] (10499)
  • [2007-05-11 0:26]
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Merhaba Sea Ayhan!
A very cute photo! Squirrels are very funny little animals. You captured on the right time!A good note, too.
Well done, I liked it!
Tesekkür ederim !
From Recife-Brazil,
Nivaldo

Hai Sea,
What a beautiful picture of this squirrel, he is so cute.
Gr, Jacqueline

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  • Koala Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 391 W: 32 N: 90] (4023)
  • [2007-07-19 10:21]
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oo, this is so cute. i like those tiny ears and the black eyes :P great shot

Alexandra

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