There are thousands of wildlife photographers in the world, and they all have their own unique ideas for how to capture the beautiful world around us. One Dutch photographer recently embarked on a six-year project with a very interesting goal: to chronicle the lives of red squirrels.

Photographer Geert Weggen has now become known as an “expert in red squirrels.” His project started out with foxes, then moved on to birds, and finally settled on a group of red squirrels. For more than half a decade, he followed the red squirrels with what he termed “squirrel workshops.”

Weggen set up his workshops and awaited the arrival of the red squirrels. They took place over five days a few times a year.

Now, Weggen has published his amazing photo series and the internet is going wild for them. You might not think the lives of a group of red squirrels are particularly interesting, but the Dutch photographer has managed to capture many amazing moments.

From playing with dandelions to adorable posed photos of squirrels getting their “mail” for the day, the cute little creatures offer up some of the sweetest sights in nature photography. Weggen’s six-year project definitely paid off.