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My name is Dick van Duijn and I'm a wildlife photographer who went viral with the photos of the ground squirrel smelling a yellow flower. I made another special squirrel photo this fall.

This time, I traveled to Belgium to photograph jumping squirrels from a small wooden hut in a forest with beautiful autumn colors. I took a seat in the cabin one hour before sunrise and left there just before sunset. I spent almost 8 hours there to capture this beautiful leap.

I took a special photo of a jumping squirrel this fall

Naturally, I take pictures of other animals besides squirrels as well. However, squirrels can be incredibly difficult to photograph because of how agile they are. I previously photographed jumping squirrels, but what makes these images so beautiful are the bright red/orange colors in the background and the posture of the squirrel, which flies through the air like a real superman.

Bored Panda has previously shared some of my photographs here and here. Hope you will like my animal pictures!

More info: Instagram | hollandpix.com

Here are more of my animal photos

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Vicky Z
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4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

When you try to calm yourself down😅😅 so cute

Alexia
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4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"Sssst, quiet... I feel the peace of the universe"

Amanda Harper
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3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That moment when the sun's rays feel so, so good!

Naomi
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4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

i wanna boop his nose but he'd bite my hand off 😩

Brian Bennett
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4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Just a minute - did I see what I think I saw?

Robyn Berube
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4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

When you know it's good to be alive

LiamTheBot
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4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Awww I love foxes not redd though that guys mean (ACNH reference”

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The purpose of my travel is to photograph animals. The last few years I have planned trips especially to photograph certain animals.

In December I'm planning to go and try to photograph the Iberian lynxes in Spain and in January I will go to Costa Rica. That country has always been on top of my bucket list.

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    Libstak
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The look on his face makes me just want to cuddle him till he smiles.

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    I have always been crazy about animals and their behavior. And for a few years, I have also photographed them. I still want to photograph penguin chicks in Antarctica, that’s my dream. It’s very expensive to go there, but I hope someday I can make this trip.

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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "OK. See ya. I'm gonna go do some badgering things."

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    Terilee Bruyere
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Their voices don't match the serenity of their faces at all, but I love Barn owls.

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    Sometimes you need a lot of patience when photographing animals and you don’t always succeed. Sometimes you have to go back several times to the same place to try to take pictures again. As I mentioned, I spent 8 hours photographing in order to get this one perfect picture of a superman squirrel. You should never lose hope.

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    Sometimes, when it's the rutting season of the red deer, I go to National Park De Hoge Veluwe in the Netherlands. You can photograph them very well in the afternoon there.

    In The Netherlands, we also have many red foxes, especially in the dunes at the coast and at industrial areas at the Dutch coast. 

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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That appears to be his resting b*tch face lol

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    Julia Atkinson
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "God, I'm so sorry, I forgot about your allergies"

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    Someone's got their feathers in a ruffle hahahaaaaaa

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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's elephant language for "don't get any closer or else ..".

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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    prairie dogs are so cute. that is a prairie dog, right?

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    Aiyanna Clements
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    am i the only one that thought the hands were his mouth and thought he stretched his mouth really wide

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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    SIMBAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!! (sorry all had to do it. I have Lion King-itis)

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    Love how he spreads his toes while yawning.

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    It's terribly disappointed in us for some reason

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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Barbed wire again - get this stuff out of nature please!

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    "Yes, I have a unibrow. You have a problem with that?"

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    Yup, this is how our country's bird feels about us America

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    I don't like this! I don't want to get my tail wet!

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    "You get over here right now!!!!"

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