Totally conkers! Amazing squirrel acrobatics show there is more than one way to crack a nut

By DAILY MAIL REPORTER

Natural acrobats: Squirrels have the ability to pull off amazing stunts with minimal effort


They are the natural acrobats of the animal kingdom and have the ability to pull off amazing stunts with minimal effort.

But as these extraordinary images show Britain's barmy squirrels show no signs of slowing down.

The amazing acrobatic antics, which show the lengths squirrels will go to in a bid to nab their nuts, were captured on camera by professional wildlife photographer, Brian Bevan.

The set, taken last Autumn near Brian's house in Bedfordshire, includes a unique shot of one of Britain's iconic grey squirrels jumping over the camera.


Mirror image: The images show the lengths squirrels will go to in a bid to nab their nuts


There are also images of the agile rodents flying impressively through the air and balancing tentatively on branches.

Brian, who is also an art teacher, started photographing wildlife when he inherited his first camera from his grandfather more than 50 years ago.

The 61-year-old said he was inspired to do the shoot as a way of showing grey squirrels, which are often considered to be nuisance, in a different light.

He said: 'I absolutely love wildlife but we've all seen pictures of squirrels just sitting around time and time again and I wanted to do something different.

'I was trying to capture a moment frozen in time, which people don't normally get to see and hopefully I've managed that.


Leap of faith: Brian Bevan started photographing wildlife when he inherited his first camera from his grandfather more than 50 years ago


'It takes patience but it wasn't really difficult getting the pictures because squirrels are much more co-operative when they have something to do.

'Autumn is the ideal time to do this sort of thing because they are busying collecting and burying nuts so they are very active which potentially makes for great photographs.'


Jump around: Mr Bevan said he was inspired to do the shoot as a way of showing grey squirrels, which are often considered to be nuisance, in a different light


Hanging out: A grey squirrel hangs from a branch as he reaches to pick up a nut

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