I Found Spring is a photograph by Nava Thompson which was uploaded on March 29th, 2014.
I Found Spring
A photo taken by Nava Thompson in the early morning light in the spring of a gray squirrel in among the yellow Daffodils. Arkansas-- He was look... more
Title
I Found Spring
Artist
Nava Thompson
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
A photo taken by Nava Thompson in the early morning light in the spring of a gray squirrel in among the yellow Daffodils. Arkansas-- He was look really sweet and innocent because he had just had his fill of the sunflower seeds meant for the birds.........................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. In general, ground-dwelling species are 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,[11] while flying squirrels tend to be nocturnal�except for lactating flying squirrels and their offspring, which have a period of diurnality during the summer.......................Feeding
Squirrel eating a fruit in Manyara National Park, Tanzania ...................squirrel eating a peanut..........................The Indian palm squirrel is the most common type of squirrel found in India.Squirrels cannot digest cellulose, so they must rely on foods rich in protein, carbohydrates, and fats. In temperate regions, early spring is the hardest time of year for squirrels, because buried nuts begin to sprout and are no longer available for the squirrel to eat, and new food sources have not become available yet. During these times, squirrels rely heavily on the buds of trees. Squirrels' diets consist primarily of a wide variety of plants, including nuts, seeds, conifer cones, fruits, fungi, and green vegetation. However, some squirrels also consume meat, especially when faced with hunger.[8] Squirrels have been known to eat insects, eggs, small birds, young snakes, and smaller rodents. Indeed, some tropical species have shifted almost entirely to a diet of insects..............................Predatory behavior has been noted by various species of ground squirrels, in particular the thirteen-lined ground squirrel.................. For example, Bailey, a scientist in the 1920s, observed a thirteen-lined ground squirrel preying upon a young chicken.[15] Wistrand reported seeing this same species eating a freshly killed snake.[16] Whitaker examined the stomachs of 139 thirteen-lined ground squirrels and found bird flesh in four of the specimens and the remains of a short-tailed shrew in one;[17] Bradley, examining white-tailed antelope squirrels' stomachs, found at least 10% of his 609 specimens' stomachs contained some type of vertebrate, mostly lizards and rodents.........................Morgart observed a white-tailed antelope squirrel capturing and eating a silky pocket mouse
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March 29th, 2014
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Comments (55)
Jennifer White
Congratulations your cute photo has been featured in the Ozarks Photo and Art Collection Group. You are invited to post your featured image in the featured image discussion thread as a permanent place to continue to get exposure even after the image is no longer on the Home Page.
Dawn Currie
Nava, Congratulations on your feature in our group, Pure Nature Photography - celebrating the best of our natural world! You are invited to archive it in the 2019 Pure Nature Photography Featured Work Archive discussion thread for longer lasting visibility.
Doug Kreuger
Making a revisit to this longtime Favorite, has me thinking about Springtime already... Love it! Thanks Nava! L&F
Jilian Cramb - AMothersFineArt
Congratulations your piece is featured in the FAA Group Beauty In Art on our Spring Themed Homepage! 3/24/16
Randy Rosenberger
It is with great pride and pleasure that I showcase this beautiful piece of your art work on the HOMEPAGE of the Wisconsin Flowers and Scenery group site. I believe your works to be well composed, masterfully displayed, and a true joy to view. Thanks for sharing your talents with our members of WFS group and all members on FAA. Your excellence sets a standard to be proud of. LIKED and FAVED Randy B. Rosenberger, Administrator of the Wisconsin Flowers and Scenery group
Nava Thompson replied:
Randy---thank you for your generous comments---the feature in WFS---and the l/f!
John Bailey
Congratulations on being featured in the Fine Art America Group "Images That Excite You!"
Jilian Cramb - AMothersFineArt
3/13/16 Congratulations your work is featured in the FAA Group Beauty in Art!