{"id":128359,"date":"2024-05-10T02:57:21","date_gmt":"2024-05-10T07:57:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=128359"},"modified":"2024-05-10T14:08:03","modified_gmt":"2024-05-10T19:08:03","slug":"fox-squirrel-drinking-from-a-bird-bath","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2024\/05\/10\/fox-squirrel-drinking-from-a-bird-bath\/","title":{"rendered":"Fox Squirrel Drinking From A Bird Bath"},"content":{"rendered":"

I took these photos of a Fox Squirrel when the squirrel came in to enjoy a nice drink of water at my friend Steve’s Creek’s bird bath<\/span><\/a> in his yard in Arkansas.<\/p>\n

\"AdultAdult Fox Squirrel having a drink of water \u2013 Nikon D500, f8, 1\/1250, ISO 2000, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

I was thrilled to have this squirrel so close that I could capture close-up portraits of it as it sipped water from the bird bath. Watching the squirrel through my viewfinder was a delight. The squirrel kept an eye on Steve and I as we sat quietly on his deck.<\/p>\n

I know some people don’t like squirrels, and truthfully, they can make a mess at bird feeders, but I really enjoy watching them. They can be so much fun and their playful antics often make me laugh out loud.<\/p>\n

\"FoxFox Squirrel drinking from a bird bath \u2013 Nikon D500, f11, 1\/500, ISO 2000, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

This Fox Squirrel was focused on quenching their thirst, no funny antics, just a squirrel being a squirrel. I love the reflections of the trees and Steve’s home in the squirrels eyes.<\/p>\n

I’m hoping I will have many more opportunities with these Fox Squirrels and perhaps even the Southern Flying Squirrels in the months to come. I haven’t seen a flying squirrel since I left Virginia in 2001.<\/p>\n

Life is<\/em> good.<\/p>\n

Mia<\/p>\n

Click here<\/span><\/a> to see more of my Fox Squirrel photos plus facts and information about this species.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I took these photos of a Fox Squirrel when the squirrel came in to enjoy a nice drink of water at my friend Steve’s Creek’s bird bath in his yard in Arkansas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":128352,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[13950,14127,13951],"tags":[4004,15008,6320,4464,13981,14129,13931,1632,14128,3826,3827,14132,14133,8018,3996,13966],"class_list":["post-128359","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-arkansas","category-fox-squirrels","category-sebastian-county","tag-adult","tag-bird-bath","tag-drink","tag-drinking","tag-feeder","tag-fox-squirrel","tag-garden","tag-mammals","tag-sciurus-niger","tag-squirrel","tag-squirrels","tag-tree-squirrel","tag-tree-squirrels","tag-urban","tag-water","tag-yard"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t