Preparing for Winter
by Nava Thompson
Title
Preparing for Winter
Artist
Nava Thompson
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
A squirrel watching my camera up above in the colorful leaves. Several species of squirrels have melanistic phases. In large parts of United States and Canada, the most common variety seen in urban areas is the melanistic form of the eastern gray squirrel.Squirrels breed once or twice a year and give birth to a varying number of young after three to six weeks, depending on species. The young are born naked, toothless, and blind. In most species of squirrel, only the female looks after the young, which are weaned at around six to ten weeks of age and become sexually mature at the end of their first year. Ground-dwelling species are generally social animals, often living in well-developed colonies, but the tree-dwelling species are more solitary. Ground and tree squirrels are typically diurnal or crepuscular, while flying squirrels tend to be nocturnal—except for lactating flying squirrels and their offspring, which have a period of diurnality during the summer.
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October 31st, 2012
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Comments (10)
Rosanne Jordan
I love squirrels and this is a great capture in the trees with this one! fav vtd
Nava Thompson replied:
Rosanne---and the squirrels love you! :) thank you for the visit and fave/Vote!
Sheila Silverstein
I love this image, Nava ! And, your descriptive narrative is very informative ! I do like the furry woodlands creatures ~
Sharon Mau
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Mariola Bitner
Beautiful Nava! Congrats on being featured in the Wildlife group!
Nava Thompson replied:
Thank you Mariola for your comments and featuring 'Preparing for Winter' in the 'Wildlife Group'!