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Lunch

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February 11, 2024. Spotted this squirrel in the bird feeder along the Mer Bleue trail on our walk today. I was trying to photograph birds (without a lot of success) with the telephoto. Puttering on some projects otherwise, maybe watching football this evening. https://flic.kr/p/2pxGmCU

Squirrel

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April 19, 2023. This is a squirrel spotted just off Montreal Road as I was headed for lunch at Bobby's table (some delish smoked meat). The restaurant just happens to be across the road from where striking public service workers were picketing a government office. OK, the office of Treasury Board minister Mona Fortier, the person who ordered everyone back to the office for no good reason.So during my lunch hour (and not a minute later, because that would be illegal) I joined the picket. I also did some work in my office (despite my computers still not working) and had an online meeting later in the afternoon (no actual in-person meetings because people I work with are located across the country and around the world). p.s. animals know I'm their friend, which is why they stay and pose instead of running away and hiding. https://flic.kr/p/2ouDA46

The Old Quarry Trail

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March 19, 2023. This squirrel greeted us near the beginning of the Old Quarry Trail in west Ottawa. We did a roughly 6 km loop around the trail. Our timing was good; it was -6 so everything was frozen. Next week, this trail will be too soggy to walk (there were already 'rail closed' markers out. We also web to Cabela in the west end to pick up a bug jacket, some bear spray, an air horn, and other doo-dads for my summer bikepacking trip. https://flic.kr/p/2oocLDr

Squirrel

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February 14, 2023. Happy Valentine, says this squirrel in the back yard. It was nice today; I actually got to try out the new bicycle for a short 3 km ride. Nice. It was also a day of meetings, including one I though would be short that stretched into something quite long. https://flic.kr/p/2ohsUY6

Chattering

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January 20, 2015. I went to Mapleton Park at noon to check up on the ducks - I last saw them before the deep freeze of the last couple weeks and I was worried about them. I'm happy to report that they are thriving . I also encountered this little fellow, who scampered alongside the trail beside me for a while before climbing a tree and chattering at me. From Flickr http://ift.tt/1zveE68