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Squirrel of the Day

Squirrel of the Day

@squirreloftheday.bsky.social

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Posting a daily squirrel from other's photos on Bluesky. Chipmunks, flying squirrels, ground squirrels, you name it. Focusing on good photos and rarer squirrels. Please stop using "squirrel" in political contexts it's driving me insane.

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Squirrel of the Day @squirreloftheday.bsky.social · 6h

From: mel (@daemonicusprince.meow.social.ap.brid.gy) bsky.app/profile/daem...

The stand off.

mel (@daemonicusprince.meow.social.ap.brid.gy)

#SilentSunday (crap quality because zoomed in 10 times on phone from inside van because didn't have time to get closer before the moment passed) #photography #nature #NaturePhotography #wildlife…

Squirrel of the Day @squirreloftheday.bsky.social · 1d

From: Dannyboy wildlife (@dannyboywesthawk.bsky.social) bsky.app/profile/dann...

A video of a hopping Northern Flying Squirrel.

Dannyboy wildlife (@dannyboywesthawk.bsky.social)

Northern flying squirrel

Squirrel of the Day @squirreloftheday.bsky.social · 2d

From:🎃kim-BOO-nism🎃 (@kimmunism.bsky.social) bsky.app/profile/kimm...

Squirrels deserve beach days too.

🎃kim-BOO-nism🎃 (@kimmunism.bsky.social)

Feel like its my duty to tell you all about this squirrel I saw kicking it at the beach

Squirrel of the Day @squirreloftheday.bsky.social · 3d

From: Dave Meredith (@davemeredith.bsky.social) bsky.app/profile/dave...

An incredible shot of a American Red's face.

Dave Meredith (@davemeredith.bsky.social)

Portrait of an American Red Squirrel having a snack for #SquirrelSaturday #EastCoastKin #photography #nature #wildlife #naturephotography

Squirrel of the Day @squirreloftheday.bsky.social · 4d

From: Dennis Stinton (@dennisstinton.bsky.social) bsky.app/profile/denn...

Dennis Stinton (@dennisstinton.bsky.social)

Red squirrel, Glenridding Cumbria.

Squirrel of the Day @squirreloftheday.bsky.social · 5d

From: Geoff George (@geoffdgeorge.com) bsky.app/profile/geof...

A great photo of a stationary flying squirrel.

Geoff George (@geoffdgeorge.com)

Saw a flying squirrel for the first time last year. Didn't even know they lived in the city. Swooped right into a tree in front of me. Briefly thought it was a bat, but then it was kind enough to…

Squirrel of the Day @squirreloftheday.bsky.social · 6d

From: John Murrell (@johnmurrell.bsky.social) bsky.app/profile/john...

"I can't believe I ate the whole thing."

John Murrell (@johnmurrell.bsky.social)

Squirrel with takeout #photography #animals #squirrel #nature 📷

Squirrel of the Day @squirreloftheday.bsky.social · 7d

We're All Mad (Online) Here (@cerulea.bsky.social) bsky.app/profile/ceru...

Accurate video of living with flying squirrels.

We're All Mad (Online) Here (@cerulea.bsky.social)

It's Daphne time. #sqrlpix

Squirrel of the Day @squirreloftheday.bsky.social · 8d

From: Sharon of the Strange Times (@sharonahill.bsky.social) bsky.app/profile/shar...

An amazing shot of a white squirrel.

Sharon of the Strange Times (@sharonahill.bsky.social)

Frosty, the white squirrel, visits my water dish almost every day. #animals #wildlife

Squirrel of the Day @squirreloftheday.bsky.social · 9d

From: Cri 🕊🐝🐜📝🎭⚽😷 (@crawlieswithcri.bsky.social) bsky.app/profile/craw...

What a very pretty California Ground Squirrel.

Cri 🕊🐝🐜📝🎭⚽😷 (@crawlieswithcri.bsky.social)

Sometimes you score the Extra Vibrant form of the California Ground Squirrel. 👀🎨 #mammals #becurious

Squirrel of the Day @squirreloftheday.bsky.social · 10d

From: psychodroma (@feathertrail.net) bsky.app/profile/feat...

Two amazing shots of a Southwestern red squirrel. A species we don't see much on the internet!

psychodroma (@feathertrail.net)

senior portrait, Pine Squirrel Spruce-Fir High School Class of 2026

Squirrel of the Day @squirreloftheday.bsky.social · 11d

From: Dogofthedesert (@dogofthedesert.bsky.social) bsky.app/profile/dogo...

An Abert's Squirrel looking down at the world. Check out the fluffy tail and the tufty ears.

Dogofthedesert (@dogofthedesert.bsky.social)

An Abert's squirrel (Sciurus aberti) shows off its trademark ear tufts. Photo taken at Carlito Springs Open Space near Tijeras, N.M. on October 7, 2025. #nature #naturephotography #squirrel

Squirrel of the Day @squirreloftheday.bsky.social · 12d

From: Drew Mackie (@drewgmackie.bsky.social) bsky.app/profile/drew...

I hereby award this photo "Squirrel of the Day."

Drew Mackie (@drewgmackie.bsky.social)

How do I win an award for squirrel photography

Squirrel of the Day @squirreloftheday.bsky.social · 13d

From: George Scherer (@gscherer2.bsky.social) bsky.app/profile/gsch...

A wonderful profile of a Fox Squirrel.

George Scherer (@gscherer2.bsky.social)

Squirrel on a log. LA Arboretum, Arcadia, California, USA. October, 2025. #laarboretum #squirrels #foxsquirrel #animal #nature #naturephotography #animalphotography #amateurphotography…

Squirrel of the Day @squirreloftheday.bsky.social · 14d

From: Dots Connecting (@dotsconnect.bsky.social) bsky.app/profile/dots...

The first documented case of a bath in a bird bath.

Dots Connecting (@dotsconnect.bsky.social)

@coachingrugby.bsky.social following 🦋 back

Squirrel of the Day @squirreloftheday.bsky.social · 15d

Special notice to read this wonderful account of rehabbing a flying squirrel. 💜

Fire Angel @fireangelbrc2fl.bsky.social · 15d

Once it was dark, she got really active so I returned her to her box.

Flying squirrel halfway out of hole in wooden box

Squirrel of the Day @squirreloftheday.bsky.social · 15d

It also makes running this account that much harder

Squirrel of the Day @squirreloftheday.bsky.social · 15d

From: John Locke (@jlocke4101.bsky.social) bsky.app/profile/jloc...

Alternatively, looks like a squirrel in a western.

John Locke (@jlocke4101.bsky.social)

Female Rock Squirrel showing she can store peanuts in her cheeks, too. #squirrel

Squirrel of the Day @squirreloftheday.bsky.social · 16d

From: David T (@davidmtanner.bsky.social) bsky.app/profile/davi...

Look at that amazing tail.

David T (@davidmtanner.bsky.social)

A rather handsome red squirrel helping itself to the bird feeders in Cally Woods (Gatehouse of Fleet) #photography #wildlife #dumfriesandgalloway

Squirrel of the Day @squirreloftheday.bsky.social · 17d

Dreamcatcher (@dreamcatcher01.bsky.social) bsky.app/profile/drea...

Squirrel camouflage and how it does (and doesn't) work out.

Dreamcatcher (@dreamcatcher01.bsky.social)

When the disguise doesn't work quite right...

Squirrel of the Day @squirreloftheday.bsky.social · 18d

From: Suzanne Rent (@suzannerent.bsky.social) bsky.app/profile/suza...

What a beauty.

Suzanne Rent (@suzannerent.bsky.social)

The #albino #squirrel in Frog Pond Park and I are BFFs now. We had another visit this morning. #wildlife #rarewildlife #NovaScotia #Halifax

Squirrel of the Day @squirreloftheday.bsky.social · 19d

From: Cheryl T. 🇨🇦🇺🇦🇺🇸📎 (@g8rgrrlcheryl.bsky.social) bsky.app/profile/g8rg...

We've got a similar one around our neighborhood. We call it Stubs.

Cheryl T. 🇨🇦🇺🇦🇺🇸📎 (@g8rgrrlcheryl.bsky.social)

This is one of the squirrels I feed at the back door and the only one with an abbreviated tail. I figure it either had a fight with another squirrel and lost or with a predator and made a lucky…

Squirrel of the Day @squirreloftheday.bsky.social · 20d

From: Dave Meredith (@davemeredith.bsky.social) bsky.app/profile/dave...

Sleepy squirrel time.

Dave Meredith (@davemeredith.bsky.social)

A relaxed American Red Squirrel for the #BlueSkyArtShow theme #Relax #EastCoastKin #photography

Squirrel of the Day @squirreloftheday.bsky.social · 21d

From: ℬσnViναnт ғғѕ (@jennyluwho.bsky.social) bsky.app/profile/jenn...

This squirrel knows the camera is there. Look at that facial expression.

ℬσnViναnт ғғѕ (@jennyluwho.bsky.social)

✨💫✨ Leslie Jordan ✨💫✨

Squirrel of the Day @squirreloftheday.bsky.social · 22d

From: FourWands Wildlife Rehabilitation (@fourwandswildlife.bsky.social) bsky.app/profile/four...

A very happy little indoor squirrel.

FourWands Wildlife Rehabilitation (@fourwandswildlife.bsky.social)

Look at Crumpet's happy little face. A squirrel with her disabilities - vision impairment and a neurological condition - wouldn't last long in the wild. Crumpet lucked out. She's got a soft warm…