Tai Chi, Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel style

[Nancy Bell]

I photographed a fast series of this ground squirrel grooming and found I captured this pose. It reminds me of the motions of Tai Chi!

Location: my yard. I live on a huge granite outcrop and chipmunks and golden-mantled ground squirrels rule the place, while my dog keeps the hungry foxes at bay.

Canon 1D Mark IV, Canon 400 DO f4, 1/800, f5.6, exp. comp. +1/3, ISO 800.

C & C much appreciate.

[Marina Scarr]

This is hysterical, Nancy. What a humorous pose, and the title is so fitting.

[DanWalters]

Very nice! Love the pose.

[Jay Gould]

Adorable and tack sharp; I would use the lasso tool and grab the dark spot on the LRHC and do a content aware fill; it keep grabbing my eye while I eye Mr. Exercise. :bg3:

[Brendon Cremer]

Lovely image well captured:S3:

[noelle zaleski]

Oh Nancy!! You made me smile with this one!!

Perfect title :bg3::bg3:

[Chad Caswell]

Well executed.. by you and the chipper. :bg3:

[Nancy Bell]

The exercise squirrel and I thank you for looking and your comments :S3:.

[Rachel Hollander]

Nancy - great detail and sharpness. Cute pose.

TFS,
Rachel

[Tom Redd]

great pose, excellent title. Thanks for the smile!

[Morkel Erasmus]

Super cute pose here Nancy! Hint of motion blur works well and it's sharp as a razorblade

[Danny J Brown]

Can I come and stay in your guest house? Another sweet shot from your yard!

DB

[Nancy Bell]

Danny, only a guest room, but you are welcome! I'm sure I'm cooler than you are right now :t3!

[Danny J Brown]

Anything less than 100 F is cooler than we are. I spent my life here but I still have no use for Missouri summers. You are very blessed to be living at 8,000 feet in the northern Colorado Rocky Mountains. Don't ever take it for "granite." Sorry couldn't resist.

DB