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Acrobatic squirrel does the SPLITS as it balances on the stalks of two flowers while foraging for food in Sweden

• Amazing images show gymnast-like manoeuvres of the squirrel who is seen bending and stretching for food
• The bushy-tailed critter stays upright by clenching onto the stems of two lupine flowers in a Swedish garden 
• Photographer and squirrel enthusiast Geert Weggen captured the pictures of the rodent in stunning poses

PUBLISHED: 10:25 EDT, 9 July 2018 | UPDATED: 14:27 EDT, 9 July 2018

They're known as the 'treetop acrobats' of the animal kingdom, but even these poses would startle most who admire the natural manoeuvres of the gymnast-like red squirrel.

Photographs taken in Sweden show a hungry little critter in Bispgarden who balanced between two lupine flowers in an attempt to reach out and grab its next meal. 

It looks as if the squirrel is performing the splits as it clings onto stalks with the claws of its feet. 

The shots were captured by Geert Weggen, a photographer who has been taking squirrel pictures for five years.

'The squirrels are searching for food and in this case I hang some food in the air in a bucket above the lupine flowers,' said the 49-year-old. 

'These days, there are more than 12 wild red squirrels visiting my garden and I create scenes and sit mainly in my kitchen to photograph them.' 

Geert said that after so many years of working in squirrel photography he knows just how to capture the perfect squirrel shot.

He said: 'My favourite images are the ones where he jumps down and where he shows his fingers.

'I have really good luck with getting great detail in the frame.'

[chickenbutt]

Awesome (and cute!).  Hope our squirrel friend sees these. 

[Its Me LuLuBelle2]

Sweet!  I sort of remember being that limber and nimble once upon a time!

[Allegheny]

Oh, so adorable!  Photo #8 looks like he/she is actually smiling.

[just bee]

Clearly this squirrel has been inspired by Miranda Esmonde-White's Classical Stretch videos.

Or it's just a bad case of Saturday Night Fever.

[Drythe]

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@feline groovy  Thanks for posting! 

Sure hope that squirrel managed to aged to grab a few nibbles.

All that work.

I was never that limber.

[happycat]

What a cutie!

[phoenixbrd]

@feline groovy  That little dude has got moves!

[maestra]

Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

[lovesrecess]

cute pictures of rats with bushy tails, as I call them.....I am battling these critters on a daily basis....they are really amazing getting into my "squirrel-proof" bird feeders!