Red Squirrel

You hear these little fellows before you see them, with their angry chatter as you draw near.

They can be very noisy and feisty. This fellow was ready to take me on as I moved closer with the camera.

They also are named pine squirrels or Douglas squirrels in the west. I took this snap in Eastern Canada.

 

Although we think of them as nut and seed eaters they will eat almost anyhing including the eggs of nesting birds.

The stetting was Manual at 120mm ,AF-c, f/5.6 , 1/50th , iso 200