…for Abi~

Snowy Squirrel… on tree…

One of the most aggrivating taping sessions in awhile… don’t you just love it when the shots don’t line up anything close to what you’re going for…? Well, this was one of those days. Of course, the squirrels don’t face the camera, they’re always on the other side… the tripod is either just too short or too long, and… and… and…!! Well, at least I did manage to get some shots of squirrels out in the snow!

 

 Snowy Squirrel on Tree, 2-13-07 [0:50m]: Play Now | Play in Popup

HD sunset… just… because.

 

 A Mid-Winter’s Dreamscape Sunset (Small HD Version) [0:10m]: Play Now | Play in Popup

On New Year’s Day, I had a chance to set cameras up to tape some casual squirrel moments… In the one, a squirrel eats a nut and towards the end seems to rub it’s face on the tree-bark… I’m not sure why it did that, because I don’t think they scent-mark like that, so I’m kinda confused…

Aah, the feel of tree bark… ohhh…

And the confusion doesn’t end there… the 2nd video is a squirrel doing what looks like a dry heave to me… I’m not sure what it’s doing, if it’s defensive or just a temperature reaction, but it’s weird looking! The video itself is only 40 seconds and shows a little of the squirrel’s strangeness, but the event went on for about 10 minutes! Is it hiccupping? I don’t know!

 

 Tree-face Squirrel Rub-down!, 1-1-07 [0:58m]: Play Now | Play in Popup

 

 Dry heaving? What's this squirrel doing?!, 1-1-07 [0:44m]: Play Now | Play in Popup

Look at how cold he looks… Not the most exciting squirrel, not the most extreme video — but still cool for those of us who are somewhat squirrel-centric~

Squirrel reflecting… with it’s reflection… video follows below…

No music this time though - I couldn’t think of an appropriate theme for the soundtrack, and when I do, all I can think of is either a commercial piece or a music library piece that I can’t use… so if you need a soundtrack, check for a song called “Destination Pulsation” from an album called “Rhythmworx” - that’s the closest piece that I could find to fit the video, but I can’t use the song, because I don’t have a license… Abi, could you think of a song that’s usable that would fit this?

Picture and video in this post © Zach Glenwright

 

 2 Minutes of Squirrel Reflection, 12-2-06 [2:00m]: Play Now | Play in Popup

This is a sure-tell sign that it’s about to rain soon…

…I usually see about 3 or 4 squirrels resting in the trees like this when it’s about to get rainy… so it’s a good time to check the trees for possible shots! Video follows below, and due to advice from past shots like this, I composed a short-length light dreamy-like musical background piece in Soundtrack to compliment the video…

Picture and video in this post © Zach Glenwright

 

 the Sleepy Squirrel!, 11-29-06 [1:05m]: Play Now | Play in Popup

I was going to post this up in the morning, but sleeping in later than I was going to and working all day after that didn’t help…

I was going to toss something out on Wednesday and saw this leaf… looking at it closer, I notced that it wasn’t an ordinary leaf…

Video follows below…

Pictures and video in this post © Zach Glenwright

 

 Praying Mantis, 10-5-06 [0:49m]: Play Now | Play in Popup

I’ve been wanting to post this video for a few weeks, but I’ve just now gotten around to capturing and editing it… It’s nothing amazing, but I like the effect of the sun’s rays shining down on the chipmunk and the sparrow and thought it would be nice to post it…

Chipmunk in tall grass - video is below…

 

 Reflections, 10-1-06 [1:30m]: Play Now | Play in Popup

It was s u p p o s e d to rain yesterday, so I didn’t set anything up. The squirrels were apparently getting ready for the rain also, because there were about 3 of them resting up before the “storm” was about to hit…

Sunday Sleepy Sunday

A 2 minute video of the squirrel sleeping is below this post… At one point, the squirrel moves it’s left ear in - very interesting - I didn’t know they move their ears independantly like that… I think the only rain drops the entire day can be seen on the little branch above the squirrel’s head…

 

 Sunday Sleepy Sunday, 9-25-06 [2:00m]: Play Now | Play in Popup

Well, I’ve been trying a number of things to bring animals back in view of the camera, once again everyone’s seemingly packed up and left town… I set cameras up and leave them running for 6 hours and get nothing… it seems to be the running theme of late. I did manage to get a shot of a squirrel resting on a branch… not the most compelling video, but it is something in a seemingly endless rut of nothingness…

Here is the video…

With my feeder project done yesterday, all of the food gone, I sat panning my ground-level camera around the yard to see if I could find anything interesting to record…

Finally I found something — to the right there was a pair of squirrel kids playing around! You haven’t seen squirrel behavior until you’ve watched the kids play around. Jumping on each other, periscoping, asserting dominance… it’s a very, very interesting thing to see!

Squirrel fight!!

This particular “play session” lasted for 20 minutes! I’ve seen the kids play around before, but I’m not usually able to get such a good shot of them actually doing it… It’s usually a mad dash to get the tripod, grab the camera — “Tape! I need a tape!”, grab a tape, slam it in the camcorder and — “Oh @%*&! They left!” - but I was lucky this time!

 

 The Joys of Youth by Zach Glenwright, 7-15-06 [3:42m]: Play Now | Play in Popup

Testing Flash Video Player concept (with full screen)!~