David L. Luchowski
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A very cute capture,Carol. Well done.
8/9/2007 12:12:24 AM

Jennifer L. Alder
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No Way!! Carol, what PERFECT timing!! I LOVE THIS!!! :)
8/9/2007 12:15:48 AM

Evy Johansen
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So cute, Carol!! Wonderful capture!
8/9/2007 12:19:29 AM

Angela Azzinnaro
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WOW CAROL- WHAT AN AMAZING CAPTURE!!!!
8/9/2007 12:36:49 AM

Carol Teal
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David, Jennifer and Evy, thank you all so much for your encouragement!

Jennifer, I know some people think these guys are a nuisance, but I have always thought they were so cute (although I put a bucket on my bird feeder pole to keep them from eating all the bird seed lol)I have 2 more photos of him/her in the flower pot that I will post later (maybe next month's contest) but in those, the flower was already in his/her mouth. Also, I have photos of him eating a cookie we gave him. :)
8/9/2007 12:37:15 AM

Carol Teal
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Angela, you sneaked in as I was typing! :) Thank you so much for your kind words!
8/9/2007 12:38:38 AM

Dominick M. Dimacale
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This is beautiful Carol, great timing and find...Dominick
8/9/2007 1:20:38 AM

Ray & Audrey Clarke
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Perfect timing and great shot Carol (a)
8/9/2007 1:23:35 AM

Colleen Braun
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so cute...
8/9/2007 1:56:05 AM

Rakesh Syal
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Wow, Carol!!This is a wonderful capture!
8/9/2007 3:00:55 AM

Barbara Waldoch
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Fantastic capture, Carol!
8/9/2007 3:10:57 AM


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Oh how cute you caught him at just the right moment. I think they are fun to watch also. Amazing all the tricks they can do to try and get bird food. :)
8/9/2007 8:39:19 AM

Carol Teal
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Dominick, Audrey, Colleen, Rakesh, Barbara, and Tammy thank you all so much for your kind comments! And Tammy, they can do some serious acrobatics to get to the bird feed, can't they? :)
8/9/2007 10:50:11 AM

Barbara A. Dawson
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Wonderful nature capture Carol...so cute!! B-
8/9/2007 12:01:56 PM

Carol Teal
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Barbara, thank you so much for your kind words!
8/9/2007 1:11:22 PM

Colleen Farrell
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OUTSTANDING, Carol!! Just when you're feeling uninspired, along comes a fabulous opportunity like this, eh? :D You took great advantage of the moment, with perfect exposure, composition, and detail!
8/9/2007 4:15:27 PM

Nikki A. McDonald
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Oh man, what a capture, Carol. I really thought you had expertly photoshopped the flower into his little paws and mouth until I read your description. Beautiful job with this perfect opportunity. Colleen has said it all.
8/9/2007 5:05:34 PM

Samantha (Sam ) Britt
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Terrific capture, Carol. So adorable!
8/9/2007 5:16:51 PM

Brenda McFarland
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Carol this is so cute! I love all your new pics since I last stopped by. But this is so ADORABLE!! Lucky pic!
8/9/2007 7:20:17 PM

Nancy Kay Harker
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CAROL, I LOVE this, what a SUPER capture!!! Awsome comp and color, maybe he was going to pickk it and give it to his girl lol. Way to take advantage of a rare opportunity! I will give ya Frank's DNP award lol!!!
8/9/2007 7:46:42 PM

Frank W. Degenhardt
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Carol, what excellent work. The odds of catching that squirrel at the right time is simply amazing. Your pov, color, composition, clarity all top notch. And it makes for such a wonderful picture, the kind that should be displayed to remind us all to take some time. As always, you continue to impress us with your talent and keen eye. Way to go girl
8/9/2007 9:15:31 PM

Dianna L. Keeler
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One of the most precious nature images I have seen in a while! WONDERFUL capture Carol! VERY impressive!
8/10/2007 7:58:31 AM

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This is so cute, what great timing. I just love it.
8/10/2007 9:42:26 AM

Kate Jackson
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This is absolutely adorable Carol! What an amazing capture!
8/10/2007 4:21:02 PM

Kay E. Mahoney
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Cute capture, Carol. He is adorable.
8/10/2007 7:24:05 PM

Mike Rubin
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Great shot, Makes me want to take the little guy home. Did you get any strange looks form people whem you got down to take this shot? lol
8/10/2007 8:12:28 PM

Carol Teal
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Colleen, Nikki, Sam, Brenda, Peaches, Frank, Dianna, Susan, Kate, Kay and Mike, thank you all for looking and for your encouraging comments!

And Nikki, my PS skills are not quite up to that level (unfortunately)! :D

Peaches, what is the DNP award?

Mike, he was in a fairly large flower pot, so I only had to kneel, unlike the mushroom photo :) The only problem was I knelt wrong (with bad knee up and good knee on pavement) so I had problems getting back up! Also, by this time, several people saw him because I was snapping away, and I think they were too thrilled by the sight to notice me. And I have 3 hanging out at my birdfeeder everyday, want me to send one up your way? You have a lot of flowers for munching! :D
8/11/2007 2:25:21 AM

Jenny Bosmans
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Super cute capture, Carol! Love this! :)
8/11/2007 7:37:12 AM

Mary N C. Taitt
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AWWWW, how very cute, swell capture, sweet!
8/11/2007 1:09:19 PM

Sherry K. Adkins
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Carol, great capture. So many people are so busy going and going that they don't stop to smell the flowers OR the see the creatures that are eating them.

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And Sherry and David, you gave me a good laugh with your comments! :D

Whatever kind of flowers these are, a man that works with my husband says he has the same type flowers at his house and the squirrels eat them, but leave all his other flowers alone. #4644032