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Showoff

            
The sun blazed over the desolate, twisted branches of the gnarled oak tree as the red squirrel emerged from the shadows, a furball with a devilish glint in his beady eyes. He was a maniacal maestro of munching, a lunatic acrobat of the canopy. The squirrel, aptly named Nutty Nibbler, swayed precariously from a branch, clinging to it with his hind feet like a booze-soaked trapeze artist teetering on the edge of sanity. He flaunted his circus act to a meager audience of bewildered birds, chittering with glee as he chomped on a pecan the size of his head. Each bite was a wild, primal display of squirrel bravado, and he seemed to revel in the gasps and applause from the other woodland critters. Nutty Nibbler had become the bizarre sensation of the forest, a daredevil of the nut-eating world. He knew his stunts were audacious, but he was a rebel squirrel with a zest for life – and for nuts – unlike any other. As the sun set on that fateful day, Nutty Nibbler remained perched upside-down, ready to face whatever insanity tomorrow would bring to his world of nuts and glory. The forest had never seen such a spectacle, and in that fleeting moment, it felt as if even the trees themselves were holding their breath, waiting to see what wild feat the red squirrel would attempt next.
   

Taken in: United States / Minnesota / Florence Township / Old Frontenac (show map)

Taken on: July 24, 2023

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Camera: Nikon D800, f/4.5, 1/1250 sec, 85mm, ISO 1250 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D800
Lens:	24.0-85.0 mm f/3.5-4.5
Aperture:	f/4.5
Exposure Time:	0.001 sec (1/1250)
Focal Length:	85mm
ISO:	1250
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Manual
Gain Control:	High gain up
Saturation:	High
Sharpness:	Hard
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop 24.0 (Windows)
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