One of our new backyard residents

Chipmunk

While working to photograph a few birds in the back yard, this little guy slinked his way into the frame. I had the Canon 135MM F/2.0L lens on the camera to capture images with that shallow depth of field and creamy bokeh, so I immediately thought there would be no way of getting a descent close-up image. So I waited. And waited. Eventually he went for the bird seed while I was kneeling just five feet away, which gave me a great opportunity to take the above images with the Canon 7D Mark II.

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Eastern Gray Squirrels

Northern Gray Squirrel (1)

Here are few of the Gray Squirrels I've kept well-fed throughout the Winter. They really enjoy the nuts and black sunflower seeds I put out for the birds.

The color images are slightly edited in Adobe Lightroom, while the black and white image is post-process in Nik Software's Silver Efex Pro II.

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Northern Gray Squirrel in the Snow (1)

Godzilla Attackes - Northern Gray Squirrel in the Snow (2) B&W

Northern Gray Squirrel(2)