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Sunday 6 May 2012

In Pursuit of Lunch

When you are low on the food chain you have to take care when you venture out to eat. The Round-tailed Ground Squirrel appears under the gate into our yard.


And carefully looks around to see if there is any danger nearby


You cannot be too cautious, there is always someone watching, somewhere


When the way seems clear, a quick run out into the open to the yummy quail block


Where a couple of mouthfuls are hurriedly munched and then cheeks filled with more goodies


Before running back into the shade, safe from the hunter in the skies


To enjoy a tasty meal

Nature Notes hosted by Michelle at Rambling Woods

13 comments:

Tina´s PicStory said...

love this post :)

Rambling Woods said...

Hello Celeste...how sweet is this little guy..I guess that is why they have such big eyes so they can watch out for all the predators... cute..Michelle

Libby said...

I love how there is this whole little drama unfolding! This quail block must be yummy - I remember there were some animals munching on it last week...hmm...wonder what it tastes like ;)

Anonymous said...

Great shots, each one so filled with nature's loveliness.

Barb said...

Great observation of the day in the life of a ground squirrel. Your pictures are wonderful, too.

Dianne said...

this is a fantastic post
an entire story unfolds :)

he's such a cute little guy

Celeste said...

Thanks Tina, and thanks for dropping by :)

Celeste said...

His eyes are pretty huge aren't they Michelle? I love these little guys :)

Celeste said...

Thanks Libby, not tasted the Quail Block - yet! But it is chock full of all kinds of seeds and certainly seems to be popular!

Celeste said...

Thanks Jewaicious and thanks for visiting my blog :)

Celeste said...

Thanks Barb, I could while away far too many hours watching the antics of these sweet little characters :)

Celeste said...

Thanks Dianne, I am glad that I am not the only one who finds him so cute :)

Anonymous said...

What an adorable little creature and you captured some pefect moments in this daring escapade.

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