{"id":135998,"date":"2024-10-27T02:43:28","date_gmt":"2024-10-27T07:43:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=135998"},"modified":"2025-08-10T10:01:27","modified_gmt":"2025-08-10T15:01:27","slug":"young-fox-squirrel-photo-and-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2024\/10\/27\/young-fox-squirrel-photo-and-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Young Fox Squirrel Photo And Video"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>While I was outside yesterday, I watched and photographed a young Fox Squirrel slowly climb down from an oak tree and run across a thick layer of pine straw. I had a strong feeling the squirrel wanted a drink.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload aligncenter wp-image-135995 size-full\" title=\"Young Fox Squirrel running to a birdbath\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/fox-squirrel-young-running-mia-mcpherson-2870.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/fox-squirrel-young-running-mia-mcpherson-2870.jpg\" alt=\"Young Fox Squirrel running to a birdbath, Sebastian County, Arkansas\" width=\"900\" height=\"643\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%27643%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20900%20643%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%27643%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/fox-squirrel-young-running-mia-mcpherson-2870-200x143.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/fox-squirrel-young-running-mia-mcpherson-2870-250x179.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/fox-squirrel-young-running-mia-mcpherson-2870-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/fox-squirrel-young-running-mia-mcpherson-2870-400x286.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/fox-squirrel-young-running-mia-mcpherson-2870-600x429.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/fox-squirrel-young-running-mia-mcpherson-2870-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/fox-squirrel-young-running-mia-mcpherson-2870-800x572.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/fox-squirrel-young-running-mia-mcpherson-2870.jpg 900w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Young Fox Squirrel running to a birdbath \u2013 Canon R7, f8, 1\/2500, ISO 1250, Canon 100-400mm at 400mm, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n<p>I took a long series of images of the young Fox Squirrel running across the pine straw and then slowly creeping up to the birdbath. It didn\u2019t surprise me at all when the fluffy-tailed squirrel hopped onto the birdbath for a drink.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s been hotter and drier than it should be in Arkansas for this time of year. Birds and animals are coming to the birdbath to quench their thirst. I&#8217;ve even been thirstier than normal.<\/p>\n<p>I took a quick burst of photos of the young squirrel drinking, then got ready to take a video of them drinking as well.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;d like to watch the video on YouTube, you can view it <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/-VRwro5P1UA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">here<\/span><\/a>. Otherwise, start the video below.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube fusion-aligncenter\" style=\"--awb-max-width:950px;--awb-max-height:534px;--awb-width:100%;--awb-margin-bottom:24px;\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT48S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Young Fox Squirrel drinking from a birdbath in Sebastian County, Arkansas.\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"I watched this young Fox Squirrel come down from an oak tree and head towards the birdbath. I got ready to video shortly after the squirrel hopped onto the rim of the birdbath. I took a few stills beforehand.\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2024-10-26\" \/><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/-VRwro5P1UA\/hqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-VRwro5P1UA\" \/><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><div class=\"fluid-width-video-wrapper\" style=\"padding-top:56.21%;\" ><iframe class=\"lazyload\" title=\"Young Fox Squirrel drinking from a birdbath in Sebastian County, Arkansas.\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27950%27%20height%3D%27534%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20950%20534%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27950%27%20height%3D%27534%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-VRwro5P1UA?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0&amp;rel=0\" width=\"950\" height=\"534\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture;\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p>It&#8217;s been so much fun photographing squirrels without having to drive long distances to find them. They can be pretty darn cute when they want to be, or, on the flip side, fairly piggish when it comes to the seeds in the bird feeder.<\/p>\n<p>But they are just doing what squirrels do, and this one simply wanted a drink of cool, fresh water. When it left the birdbath, it headed away from the feeder and climbed up one of the nearby trees.<\/p>\n<p>Me? I enjoyed photographing the young Fox Squirrel and creating this video on a pleasant autumn morning in beautiful Arkansas. The squirrel was a gift.<\/p>\n<p>Life <em>is<\/em> good.<\/p>\n<p>Mia<\/p>\n<p>Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/fox-squirrel-images\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">here<\/span><\/a> to see more of my Fox Squirrel photos plus facts and information about this species.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While I was outside yesterday, I watched and photographed a young Fox Squirrel slowly climb down from an oak tree and run across a thick layer of pine straw.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":135995,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13950,14127,13951,5362],"tags":[13965,970,4620,14129,13931,4067,14923,4148,14128,13964,3826,3827,15824,14132,14133,13966,4193],"class_list":["post-135998","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-arkansas","category-fox-squirrels","category-sebastian-county","category-video","tag-arkansas","tag-autumn","tag-fall","tag-fox-squirrel","tag-garden","tag-immature","tag-pine-straw","tag-running","tag-sciurus-niger","tag-sebastian-county","tag-squirrel","tag-squirrels","tag-suburban","tag-tree-squirrel","tag-tree-squirrels","tag-yard","tag-young"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/fox-squirrel-young-running-mia-mcpherson-2870.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p11Mom-znw","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":139092,"url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2025\/01\/30\/snowy-fox-squirrel-images-from-arkansas\/","url_meta":{"origin":135998,"position":0},"title":"Snowy Fox Squirrel Images From Arkansas","author":"Mia McPherson","date":"January 30, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"During the snowstorm earlier this month here in Arkansas, I didn't just photograph birds in the snow, I also took a few photos of Fox Squirrels in the snow too.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Arkansas&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Arkansas","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/category\/locations\/arkansas\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Fox Squirrel running in snow, Sebastian County, Arkansas","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/fox-squirrel-snowy-arkansas-mia-mcpherson-8703.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/fox-squirrel-snowy-arkansas-mia-mcpherson-8703.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/fox-squirrel-snowy-arkansas-mia-mcpherson-8703.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/fox-squirrel-snowy-arkansas-mia-mcpherson-8703.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":131743,"url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2024\/08\/03\/fox-squirrel-eating-acorns\/","url_meta":{"origin":135998,"position":1},"title":"Fox Squirrel Eating Acorns","author":"Mia McPherson","date":"August 3, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Because of cloudy then scorching hot weather, I didn't get out to photograph yesterday morning. But the day before, I focused on a Fox Squirrel eating acorns.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Arkansas&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Arkansas","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/category\/locations\/arkansas\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Adult Fox Squirrel in an oak tree eating acorns, Sebastian County, Arkansas","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/fox-squirrel-eating-acorns-mia-mcpherson-8631.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/fox-squirrel-eating-acorns-mia-mcpherson-8631.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/fox-squirrel-eating-acorns-mia-mcpherson-8631.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/fox-squirrel-eating-acorns-mia-mcpherson-8631.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":137672,"url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2024\/12\/04\/fox-squirrel-close-up-in-fall\/","url_meta":{"origin":135998,"position":2},"title":"Fox Squirrel Close Up In Fall","author":"Mia McPherson","date":"December 4, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"I haven\u2019t been seeing many squirrels since the temps started dropping below freezing at night. When this Fox Squirrel showed up, I was happy to photograph them.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Arkansas&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Arkansas","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/category\/locations\/arkansas\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Fall Fox Squirrel close up, Sebastian County, Arkansas","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/fox-squirrel-close-up-driftwood-mia-mcpherson-5449.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/fox-squirrel-close-up-driftwood-mia-mcpherson-5449.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/fox-squirrel-close-up-driftwood-mia-mcpherson-5449.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/fox-squirrel-close-up-driftwood-mia-mcpherson-5449.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":135783,"url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2024\/10\/19\/fox-squirrel-gnawing-on-an-antler\/","url_meta":{"origin":135998,"position":3},"title":"Fox Squirrel Gnawing On An Antler","author":"Mia McPherson","date":"October 19, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"For the first time, I saw, photographed, and filmed a Fox Squirrel gnawing on a deer antler, and it was pretty exciting. 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