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First of all at Formby you have no chance of photographing the squirrels properly without setting out your area, baiting the squirrels and getting into position, low down on your belly and wait patiently.
You have to be ready long before they come to collect the nuts, the less movement you make the less likely they are to dash in pick up the nuts and run out again. Also the key to this is to watch and learn how to predict where they come from, what they do and where they go after they have grabbed the bait. This all helps with your position and lessening your movements. The less you need to frame them the better, they are fast enough without you introducing extra movement to track them.
If you follow the advice above you can get them to come to within about 10-15 feet of your position and hang around for a good 30 secs at a time, this will allow shorter focal distances, less movement and lost of time to get those one or two perfectly timed and framed shots.
Getting two or three perfect shots of each squirrel per 30 sec appearance would be a excellent rate to boast about. Don't get excited and fire of many shots hoping that one is ok.
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