Photo credit: Niki Colemont
Niki Colemont, a talented photographer from Genk, Belgium, specializes in capturing acrobatic red squirrels at the perfect time and place using a Nikon Z9 mirrorless camera as well as a Nikon Z6 II lens. These extremely flexible animals have super-flexible ankles, which allows them to easily hang upside down from trees, while their swiveling ankle joints help them climb.
Red squirrels can be found throughout Europe and is a tree-dwelling, herbivorous rodent. They have long tails to help them balance and steer when jumping between trees as well as running along branches. What some may not know is that these long fluffy tails also keep the animal warm when they sleep. Plus, they are great swimmers too, but when it comes to climbing and descending tree trunks, their sharp curved claws come are put to work.
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Squirrels can turn their back feet and body 180 degrees, which means they can rotate completely forward to completely backward in the same position. This makes it very easy for them to move in very difficult situations,” said the photographer.
