Much like children and cats like to find little out of the way places to hang out that would 
normally be inaccessible to others, so do squirrels tend to seek out exotic hiding places to claim as their personal space.
This squirrel at the park couldn’t resist this small stub of a branch, a likely remnant of some trimming that took place many years ago, to use as his perch for the moment. The short stump was almost tailor made for a single squirrel to use for surveying their territory from on high. Or, if you’re so inclined, giving the middle digit to a barking dog down below.
The first photo is nice, no question about it. But it was the second photo of this guy I got after he noticed he was being watched that catapulted this squirrel on the short branch up to the #19 spot on my All Time Favorite Saturday Squirrels countdown….
Are you looking at ME???
Awwwwwwww!!!! One of my favorite squirrel reactions I’ve caught on camera!
And no, we won’t mention that it looks like he literally has a massive case of morning wood….. that would be nuts.
Evil Squirrel's Nest 
that was my first thought too as I saw the doody photo LOL
LOL!
A perfectly sized… and posed… shot!
Indeed. I think this may have been a calendar winner…
Such a cute photo – he was obviously posing for you!
I think so too…
Oh that is too cute!
Yes he is!
Even his little out-of-the-way branch is not safe from the phantom photographer…
There’s nowhere to run and nowhere to hide from exposure on The Nest…
This is such a perfect pose – this guy has to be a professional model……!
Pam
And he looks a lot better than Fabio!
Yet another humiliation for the dog(s) below. Sigh. We find justice is a karma thing…you just never know when the Hounds of the Baskerville will show up on your tree-step.
Are you accusing that sweet, innocent face of dog baiting? No jury is going to buy that…
You’re obviously not all that familiar with the legal system these days. 😇