Swede’s Photographs on Nostr: The Bold and the Bushy This Eastern Gray Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) showed up ...

The Bold and the Bushy

This Eastern Gray Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) showed up one quiet morning with a single mission in mind — to plunder the bird feeders set out in the middle of the backyard. In this moment, the squirrel sits perched atop the fence, the forest rising behind it like a deep green curtain. Its body is tense with intention, tail curled high, eyes fixed on Charlie and me as if weighing whether we’re obstacles or merely part of the scenery. The scene captures a tiny outlaw of the woods caught in the act, sizing up its audience before making its next move.