This squirrel was seen yesterday, hanging two feet off the ground, completely motionless from the end of a branch of holly. It remained completely frozen while the photograph was taken. Its limbs were clamped tightly to the twig, nothing moved or twitched, even the tail remained at the angle as seen in the photograph. The only give away that it was alive was the fact it could be seen breathing and it was seen to blink, just once in the two or three minutes it was observed and photographed. It stayed in this position as the photographer walked away. It is hoped that it has since felt it was safe enough to stop playing dead and climb back up into the canopy.
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December 2017
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