Hi Beverly, Thanks for your nice comment.. I did have to cheat a little on the composition and cropped it a little.

Hi Jas, Ikka, Lorraine, and Ann.. I'm glad you all enjoyed my photo and Thanks very much for taking your time to leave me your really nice comments.. Ann I did a image search and I think you are right, it does look like a prairie dog. Thanks for the help :)

Lovely shot, cute little animal it will be interesting to know what he is.

Great shot of this unusual creature. I'm not sure that it's a squirrel, as it looks rather too plump and is lacking that 'bushiness' in his tail, although, it may be just the way he's sitting? Anyway, whatever he is, he's rather cute and has posed so nicely for you. I really like the pretty little flowers in the background. :)