| A russet squirrel with tufted ears and a large bushy tail crouches on a mossy branch in a misty woodland, then leaps across a short gap toward another sturdy branch. At the apex, its outstretched forepaws, trailing hind legs and high curved tail become perfectly still, along with loose leaf fragments around it. The camera orbits from a side profile toward a near-frontal three-quarter view, changing the overlap of the two branches while the squirrel remains at the same airborne position. Trees, rocks and the leaf-covered ground stay fixed. Time releases and the squirrel completes the short leap, crouching on the receiving branch with its tail still raised. | |