I’ve been complaining about how the squirrels eat the bird food, but now I got yet another thief to reckon with – the deer have discovered the squirrel food! I’ve never caught them in the act, but there’s no question about it. The hoof prints around the perches reveal them, and the deer also lick the food cups clean while the squirrels always leave seed shells behind them. So the squirrels gobble up the bird food, and the deer gobble up the squirrel food. I’m wondering if I should put up a deer feeding station next winter. Maybe I’ll get moose to eat their food…

But the squirrels do get their share anyway, and today was just about the best squirrel photography day I’ve ever had. The sun was shining from behind a thin cloud cover, casting a light that was not strictly sunshine but it was definitely not overcast either. To top it off, that thin cloud cover produced a light snowfall so I got some snowflakes to decorate the pictures. I’m gonna have to get back to these pictures in a few days… sometimes it’s hard to have an opinion right after the shoot. But I still have a feeling that these are among the best squirrel pictures I’ve taken so far!