Fun With Squirrels

As trailed in yesterday's blog, it's time to enjoy some of the Regent's Park squirrels. For those who don't know the park, it's a vast parkland in central London, surrounded by some of the busiest roads in the capital. Step inside the (ornate) park gates and choose between boating lakes, rose gardens, London Zoo and acres of open space. Of course, located where it is, the park is nearly always busy; and the many animals that live there have developed a strongly cooperative relationship with the human visitors. Away from the waterside, the innumerable squirrels are undoubtedly the most popular attraction, spending most of their daylight time happily being hand fed and posing for photographs. They may indeed work for peanuts; but don't they enjoy it!


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Camera note: all shots taken with the EF 200mm f/2.8L II USM.

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  1. anonymous

    14 Nov 2010

    Anonymous writes:

    Wow climbing up people's legs to get food – neat!

    They are so adorable – the more photos of them the better! 🙂

    Marilyn

  2. gdare

    14 Nov 2010

    They are so confident no one would hurt them :eyes:

  3. Words

    14 Nov 2010

    Darko, almost too confident! They run up to anyone who stops. 🙂

  4. Words

    14 Nov 2010

    Marilyn, the guy feeding them here was encouraging them, but I've seen them creep up behind people and just leap at their legs! :yikes:

  5. Words

    14 Nov 2010

    Erwin, thanks!

  6. SittingFox

    15 Nov 2010

    If squirrels can mug, these guys are doing it very well! Though I wouldn't want to handfeed one after my accident a few years ago (when I got bitten on the thumb by an injured squirrel – boy did it hurt!)

  7. Words

    15 Nov 2010

    Adele, I remember you mentioning about how sharp their teeth are. These guys are probably more careful (and less intimidated), after all it's how they survive!

  8. Mickeyjoe-Irl

    15 Nov 2010

    I always heard "if you pay peanuts, you get monkeys". I wonder if squirrels are better? 😀

  9. Words

    15 Nov 2010

    Mick, so true! I fear the way things are going we're probably all about to become monkeys :monkey: Or squirrels 😉

  10. derWandersmann

    24 Jul 2012

    They were at least this tame on the University of Chicago campus … I was talking with a friend one day, he was holding a sandwich in his hand, and a squirrel, who had been expecting a bit of sandwich, became impatient, ran up his leg and body, out his arm and leapt to the ground with the sandwich! Salami, I think … and yes, squirrels eat meat.

  11. Words

    25 Jul 2012

    dW, oh they certainly eat meat. The Regent's Park wildlife is among the least wild I've come across. It makes for very easy photography and is a real haven in the centre of one of the busiest parts of London.

  12. Wulpen

    19 Oct 2012

    Very beautiful Pict also very cute

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