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Hello Hivers 馃惪
I have been living partially in Nuevo Vedado for around twenty years, and something that surprised me the first time was seeing squirrels living in the trees of the neighborhood. There is quite a large colony and they are mostly seen early in the morning when they come down from the branches to pick seeds and fruits from the ground.
Squirrels are not native to Cuba. People who have lived here for a long time say that one day some escaped from the Zoo and eventually reproduced freely. I have already seen several families eating very close to me and I owe them a proper photo session.
Today I want to share some photos of these beautiful animals, but in a less friendly environment. These are the ones that could not escape and still live behind the bars of the zoo. They looked at me as if asking for help, and the saddest part is that there are also free squirrels living in the zoo trees. They come close to the cages and look at their captive sisters from a distance.
We know we should not humanize animals, but it is impossible not to think that maybe they long for the freedom of those living outside.
As always, I capture what catches my attention, and here I leave you this small photo series from the zoo. Greetings and thanks for stopping by.
Saludos Hivers 馃惪
Llevo alrededor de veinte a帽os viviendo parcialmente en Nuevo Vedado, y algo que me sorprendi贸 la primera vez fue ver ardillas viviendo en los 谩rboles de la zona. Hay una colonia bastante grande y se dejan ver sobre todo temprano en la ma帽ana cuando bajan de las ramas a recoger semillas y frutos del suelo.
Las ardillas no son originales de Cuba. Los vecinos que llevan m谩s tiempo viviendo all铆 cuentan que un d铆a algunas se escaparon del Zool贸gico y terminaron reproduci茅ndose en libertad. Yo mismo he visto varias familias comiendo cerca de m铆 y les tengo prometida una sesi贸n de fotos.
Hoy quiero compartir algunas fotos de estos animalitos preciosos, pero en un ambiente no tan amable. Son las que no lograron escapar y a煤n viven tras las rejas del zool贸gico. Me miraban atentamente como pidiendo ayuda, y lo m谩s triste es que en los 谩rboles del mismo zool贸gico tambi茅n viven ardillas libres que se acercan a la jaula y observan a sus hermanas en cautiverio. Sabemos que no debemos humanizar a los animales, pero es imposible no pensar que quiz谩s a帽oren la libertad que ven tan cerca.
Como siempre, fotograf铆o aquello que me llama la atenci贸n y aqu铆 les dejo esta peque帽a serie tomada en el zool贸gico. Saludos y gracias por acompa帽arme.
"All photos were taken by me 
Technical data:
Nicon camera: Nikon D700
Nicon lens: 50mm f1.4 p-ais; 105mm f2.5 p-ais; 55 f1.2; 35mm f1.8 G
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