groundhog

Posted by ordinaryimages (Kentucky Bluegrass, United States) on 4 October 2009 in Animal & Insect.

Quick grab from the bathroom window. By the time I got my settings resolved it ran away...

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Dulcie from Danville, CA, United States

Great job...you are fast on your feet (and so is the ground hog, I guess!). Try catching this guy around February 2nd, too. :-)

4 Oct 2009 5:56am

@Dulcie: It was a lucky shot. February I would like to be shooting flamingos : ]

k@ from Paris, France

She seems made of grass, love how she's so well included in her natural element - superb B&W portrait*

4 Oct 2009 6:04am

@k@: Thanks! Foraging on acorns.

Ana Lúcia from Leiria, Portugal

So cute. Remarkable b/w treatment.

4 Oct 2009 7:38am

Paco Díaz from Palma de Mallorca, Spain

Sharp and well taken in the just moment. I like the composition making it one more piece of the grass but very well isolated.

4 Oct 2009 7:45am

huffbrau from Marietta, United States

a pellet gun would have been faster....;)

4 Oct 2009 11:54am

@huffbrau: .22-250 Hornet ; ]

bluechameleon from Vancouver, Canada

Wow! I've never seen a groundhog before...what a cool shot and you are quick on the draw!

4 Oct 2009 12:26pm

@bluechameleon: A wary varmint capable of causing a lot of damage with it's burrows.

Steve Rice from Olympia, United States

So sharp and so beautiful! You need to spend more time in the bathroom it seems.

4 Oct 2009 2:09pm

Veronelle from Lens, France

very cute vintage capture

4 Oct 2009 6:16pm

Lambspun from Madison, Maine, United States

Well taken.....very beautiful animal :)

4 Oct 2009 6:53pm

Ronnie 2¢ from Atlantic Shores, United Kingdom

Such cute little critters . . I've noticed I get along quite well with rodents . . hee hee

4 Oct 2009 9:18pm

matt from Sydney, Australia

Amazing. I have never seen one. Bill Murray.

5 Oct 2009 12:11am

Krista from Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Great shot of the cute little guy!

5 Oct 2009 12:18am

Didier DE ZAN from somewhere, France

beautiful capture

5 Oct 2009 4:57am

grant from kansas city, United States

i like it - don't think i've ever seen one of these guys in person.

5 Oct 2009 3:14pm

Curly from South Shields, United Kingdom

Probably one of the best quick grabs you ever made. Funny how sometimes the unplanned things work out so well.

6 Oct 2009 9:52pm

Magda from Vancouver, Canada

excellent capture! great tones and clarity

11 Oct 2009 5:55pm

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Canon EOS 5D
1/250 second
F/16.0
ISO 1250
400 mm