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“Up” in the real world! A food-hunting squirrel travels on a balloon flight

2018-03-01 18:45 GMT+8
 
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1 / 4   A photographer, Geert Weggen, 49, set up a scene in his back garden in Bispgarden, Sweden. He used seeds and nuts to encourage squirrels into a mini parachute and basket. /VCG Photo

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2 / 4   Geert put the sunflower seeds and nuts in and around the basket. Some nuts were placed in mid-air so that the squirrels can grab it once they go into the basket. /VCG Photo

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3 / 4   The parachute with the basket is suspended on a thin thread, which made the squirrels "looked more like they were on a balloon flight.” /VCG Photo

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4 / 4   “It is wonderful, but while photographing them I am so focused in capturing the right moment that I often get the joy once I've finished photographing them and I review the images," Geert said. /VCG Photo

 
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