A few months ago, Ludwig C. Timm noticed some activity at his home in Germany. A little building job was going on just outside his bathroom window, it turned out.
We barely spotted a few little twigs resting on the windowsill at first. “We believed it was blown there by the wind,” Timm told The Dodo. “Then we saw the squirrels building.”
The squirrels had chosen this location to start their family and build their nest.
The unexpected birth provided Timm, a photographer, with a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to picture squirrels up close — especially when the furry family grew.
Of course, the nest wasn’t just a place to sleep. It was also a nursery.
Timm has been watching the squirrels and their ever-growing kids outside his window for months. One image, in particular, jumps out among the pictures of their regular life.
Timm noticed this when examining the nest the other day: the squirrels snuggled up and napping:
“I was quite fortunate to be able to photograph the sleeping squirrels,” Timm said. “Normally, they sleep inside the nest, but it was so hot that day that they slept outside where I could see them.”
A few sleeping squirrels may appear to be a simple sight. However, witnessing it personally is priceless.
It all started with a few of twigs outside Timm’s window.
“It’s a wonderful coincidence [that they selected that location],” Timm stated. “We got to see the squirrels mature.”
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