Swimming Squirrel

We were out in the boat hoping to photograph wood ducks. We didn't see any, but we got some kingfisher photos. On the way back, Chris spotted something swimming across the lake. At first we thought it was a muskrat or even a beaver, but when we got close, we we astonished to see it was a squirrel. It was so far out that it didn't appear to have fallen in from a tree, but looked to be crossing the lake.

Squirrel: Cute or Evil?

There is a disagreement in our family about squirrels.

Thief

At first we thought the squirrels were cute. Now we are not so sure

Hawk Getting Ready to Fly

This hawk hung around for a while in a tree looking for something to eat. He scared a finch away from the feeder and landed on a post on the dock. Here is a picture of him as he was flying away still hungry.

There was a squirrel in the tree who didn't move for a few minutes. Here, the hawk seemed to consider a squirrel dinner.