IMG_61730028.2025.2PsTS2.Red Squirrel ... Framed.
Ontario Red Squirrel ... An Artistic oil paint portrait version of my little buddy "Red" who shows up to my backyard from our local park.
Edited with a white matte frame.
Nobody has ever described a red squirrel as laid-back and casual. They seem to live with the accelerator nailed to the floor, zipping around trees and through branches with blinding speed.
Nor are they the fast but silent type. They may be the smallest squirrels in Ontario, but they don’t seem to know that. Any black squirrel that is perceived as an intruder will be chased away in a flurry of chattering and squeaking, every sound accompanied by a stomping of tiny feet and a flick of the tail. The same goes for gray jays and other Ontario birds, small dogs, and even owls: anything that might pose a threat is chased away.
That’s just standard red squirrel behaviour. And come spring, they ramp that up a few notches.
IMG_61730028.2025.2PsTS2.Red Squirrel ... Framed.
Ontario Red Squirrel ... An Artistic oil paint portrait version of my little buddy "Red" who shows up to my backyard from our local park.
Edited with a white matte frame.
Nobody has ever described a red squirrel as laid-back and casual. They seem to live with the accelerator nailed to the floor, zipping around trees and through branches with blinding speed.
Nor are they the fast but silent type. They may be the smallest squirrels in Ontario, but they don’t seem to know that. Any black squirrel that is perceived as an intruder will be chased away in a flurry of chattering and squeaking, every sound accompanied by a stomping of tiny feet and a flick of the tail. The same goes for gray jays and other Ontario birds, small dogs, and even owls: anything that might pose a threat is chased away.
That’s just standard red squirrel behaviour. And come spring, they ramp that up a few notches.