Yawn

Bob Wickham

Yawn

This cute creature is a Viscacha. A bit like a big rabbit with a long tail, they live amongst the rocks in high altitude regions of Peru, Bolivia and Chile.

He/She (not sure which) is a Mountain Viscacha, a member of the Rodent family. This one is a wild animal, free to do as it pleases, but he’s quite happy living amongst the rocks around the Conaf Ranger Station at the Salar de Surire National Monument in far northern Chile.
This is a very remote part of the world and very few people would pass this way, so I think the Viscacha have learned to tolerate the human intrusion.
They’re diurnal, but their diet consists of grass, not very nutritious grass, so they spend most of their time asleep.

When I found him he was asleep. I had him framed in the camera, thinking that he has to move eventually. And he did. He stretched out his tiny arms and yawned and then promptly fell back to sleep.
It was all over in a second and I had just enough time for one shot.

Canon 5D Mark II
An old 100-300mm Canon lens at 300mm
ISO 250
1/500 second at f/5.6
Handheld
Captured in Raw
I’ve introduced some vignetting around the edges and applied a curve in Photoshop CS4 but otherwise the image is as taken.

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Yawn by Bob Wickham
Yawn by Bob Wickham
  • John Wright

    John Wright

    Perfect! Great story, glad you were there, and prepared, to catch it.

  • Bob Wickham replied

    Thankyou, I’m glad I was there, too. In fact, I wish I still was.

  • Ellen

    Ellen

    I like the colors here a lot, and was just going to ask you what camera you have used….I already saw it , a 5D!
    Very beautiful image, taken at the right moment!

  • Bob Wickham replied

    Thanks Ellen, he’s a rodent just like your rats

  • Jason Asher

    Jason Asher

    Wow! What a cute critter, nice capture too!

  • Bob Wickham replied

    Thanks Jason

  • Kristina K

    Kristina K

    awesome capture of this amazing creature which i havent seen before, thanks for sharing him :) k

  • Bob Wickham replied

    Thanks Kristina, much appreciated

  • annibels

    annibels

    Just gorgeous – superb work!

  • Bob Wickham replied

    Thankyou

  • greenstone

    greenstone

    what timing!!! thats one crazy looking creature!!! fabulous catch!!!!

  • Bob Wickham replied

    yep, it pays to be ready

  • ViktoryiaN

    ViktoryiaN

    Priceless!!!

  • Bob Wickham replied

    No, I’m sure we could agree on a price :)

  • cammiecakes

    cammiecakes

    Oh now this is to cute.

  • Bob Wickham replied

    Thankyou very much

  • dmarie

    dmarie

    what an adorable shot…what a little cutie :-)

  • Bob Wickham replied

    Thanks dmarie

  • Heather  Rivet  IPA

    Heather Rivet...

    omg…i have to smile great capture of a creature i have never seen before

  • Bob Wickham replied

    thanks Heather, they live a hard life in very inhospitable terrain

  • fauselr

    fauselr

    very cute

  • Bob Wickham replied

    thankyou

  • Steve  Buffington

    Steve Buffington

    That is too much! Well done on this.—Steve

  • Bob Wickham replied

    thanks Steve, very much appreciated

  • BigD

    BigD

    Fantastic capture

  • Bob Wickham replied

    thanks BigD

  • TickerGirl

    TickerGirl

    Excellent capture :)

  • Bob Wickham replied

    thanks TickerGirl

  • Mindy Dick

    Mindy Dick

    Instant flippen fave…how adorable…too cute for words…well done

  • Bob Wickham replied

    thanks for the compliments and the fave, much appreciated

  • Brenda Dow

    Brenda Dow

    OH my goodness!!! Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful!!!!!! just adorable… I’m so glad that you were patient and didn’t take a “normal” shot!!!!

  • Bob Wickham replied

    I took lots of ‘normal’ shots but they were all deleted after I captured this one

  • Jay Ryser

    Jay Ryser

    There’s a critter you don’t see every day – great timing

  • Bob Wickham replied

    thanks Jay

  • SNAPPYDAVE

    SNAPPYDAVE

    brilliant … should be in ‘Yer pullin’ my leg’ group also

  • Bob Wickham replied

    haha! I’ll have to start a new group

  • bubbleblue

    bubbleblue

    Excellent

  • Bob Wickham replied

    thankyou

  • maremarie

    maremarie

    Wonderful, outstanding wildlife photography…... and the subject is so cute! :-)

  • Bob Wickham replied

    thankyou very much, very kind

  • Petra Pinn

    Petra Pinn

    too funny…loving those whiskers

  • Bob Wickham replied

    haha! loooong whiskers

  • RockyWalley

    RockyWalley

    AWESOME!

  • Bob Wickham replied

    thanks mate

  • lorilee

    lorilee

    Oh my!!!!! What a wonderful capture!!!!!!!

  • Bob Wickham replied

    thankyou lorilee, very much appreciated

  • BarbaraManis

    BarbaraManis

    This is just too cute! Fabulous capture!

  • Bob Wickham replied

    thankyou very much

  • Blair Wainman

    Blair Wainman

    Wow!! What an incredible capture!! Great timing on this one!!

  • Bob Wickham replied

    thankyou, much appreciated

  • Scott  d'Almeida

    Scott d'Almeida

    excellent

  • Bob Wickham replied

    thanks Scott

  • Linda Gregory

    Linda Gregory

    Fabulous capture, Bob! Right time, right place.

  • Bob Wickham replied

    thanks Linda, it’s usually wrong time , right place for me, so it was good to have it the other way

  • Jessica Jenney

    Jessica Jenney

    Too cute!!!!

  • Bob Wickham replied

    thankyou Jessica

  • AnnieSnel

    AnnieSnel

    Great shot!

  • Bob Wickham replied

    thanks Annie

  • Jen Glanville

    Jen Glanville

    This is just as precious as they come

  • Bob Wickham replied

    thankyou, your comments are very much appreciated

  • Martina Fagan

    Martina Fagan

    Perfect a superb shot:)what a face very cool

  • Bob Wickham replied

    thankyou very much Martina

  • alucinari

    alucinari

    MAGNIFICENT capture!

  • Bob Wickham replied

    thankyou

  • Beve Brown-Clark

    Beve Brown-Clark

    OMG…fantastic capture…Patience pays off!

  • Bob Wickham replied

    thankyou and patience does pay off which is just as well ‘cause I don’t have much of it. :)

  • Matt Roberts

    Matt Roberts

    Great :p

  • Bob Wickham replied

    thanks Matt

  • schizomania

    schizomania

    Lol! fabulous shot!

  • Bob Wickham replied

    thankyou very much

  • Joanne  Bradley

    Joanne Bradley

    What an amazing shot! So cute!
    Great color, clarity, detail and for just one opportunity, great composition!

  • Bob Wickham replied

    thankyou Joanne, everything fell together for me

  • kkphoto1

    kkphoto1

    Oh gosh, this is so cute, perfect timming, great capture!

  • Bob Wickham replied

    thankyou very much

  • KatsEye

    KatsEye

    OMG what great timing. Excellent capture. Too cute.

  • Bob Wickham replied

    thankyou, much appreciated

  • rodeorose

    rodeorose

    This is just THE BEST!!!!!!!

  • Bob Wickham replied

    thankyou

  • Ann J. Przyojski

    Ann J. Przyojski

    just the cutest little creature & a perfectly timed capture. faved

  • Bob Wickham replied

    thanks Ann and thanks for the fav

  • RickF

    RickF

    Awesome Shot!

  • Bob Wickham replied

    thankyou

  • pene

    pene

    totally AWESOME shot !!

  • Bob Wickham replied

    thankyou pene

  • Helene Kippert

    Helene Kippert

    Wow great timing!

  • Bob Wickham replied

    thankyou

  • Victoria Sheldon

    Victoria Sheldon

    Too cute!! Instant fave!!!

  • Bob Wickham replied

    thankyou Victoria and thanks for the fav

  • traveller

    traveller

    Great capture Bob.

  • Bob Wickham replied

    thanks Ian

  • Wanda Raines

    Wanda Raines

    Darling capture.

  • Bob Wickham replied

    thankyou Wanda

  • deahna

    deahna

    THIS IS AWESOME!!!!!!!!

  • Bob Wickham replied

    thankyou deahna

  • Charlene Aycock IPA

    Charlene Aycoc...

    fantastic, patient pays off everytime.

  • Bob Wickham replied

    thankyou Charlene

  • JennyDean

    JennyDean

    fabulous capture :)

  • Bob Wickham replied

    thankyou Jenny

  • Globalphotos

    Globalphotos

    Oh my goodness, now that is a great capture, so gorgeous !!

  • Bob Wickham replied

    thankyou Varinia, very much appreciated. I’m striving to have images as good as yours

  • Anne  McGinn

    Anne McGinn

    thats gotta be the best candid shot EVER

  • Bob Wickham replied

    thankyou Anne

  • Trish O'Brien

    Trish O'Brien

    lol, this is brilliant Bob. Thanks to Alison for pointing it out in the forum :-)

  • Bob Wickham replied

    thankyou Trish

  • Kymie

    Kymie

    LOL what a fabulous capture ohhhh that is so cute. Wonderful :-)

  • Bob Wickham replied

    thankyou Kymie glad you like it

  • DJ LeMay

    DJ LeMay

    and WHAT a shot you got!! Brilliantly ADORABLE!!

  • Bob Wickham replied

    thankyou DJ

  • Liane Pinel

    Liane Pinel

    Absolutely fantastic shot!

  • Bob Wickham replied

    thankyou Liane

  • Victoria Jostes

    Victoria Jostes

    great capture! what quick reflexes you have, my friend!!!!

  • Bob Wickham replied

    thankyou Victoria

  • Mark Elshout

    Mark Elshout

    Brilliant shot. Beautiful clarity.

  • Bob Wickham replied

    thankyou Mark, very much appreciated

  • Jenebraska

    Jenebraska

    Wonderful capture

  • Bob Wickham replied

    thankyou

  • Olga Zvereva

    Olga Zvereva

    Great shot! Love the expression.

  • Bob Wickham replied

    thankyou Olga

  • Martine Roch

    Martine Roch

    this is beyond cute ! an instant fave

  • Bob Wickham replied

    thankyou Martine, love your avatar

  • Barb Leopold

    Barb Leopold

    All the above….. and simply too good for words!!!!!

  • Bob Wickham replied

    thankyou Barb

  • Hans Kawitzki

    Hans Kawitzki

    What a great shot and perfect timing

  • Bob Wickham replied

    thankyou Hans, very much appreciated

  • Kathy Reid

    Kathy Reid

    Brilliant timing…... it was worth waiting for!!!

  • Bob Wickham replied

    thankyou Kathy, and Yes, I think it was

  • TubularBelle

    TubularBelle

    Oh this is as adorable. almost!!!! as adorable as my ferrets!

  • Bob Wickham replied

    Ferrets are cute, but I remember from childhood, they have very sharp teeth.

  • en-joy

    en-joy

    Very luckyand …... patient!!!
    Fantastic capture!

  • Bob Wickham replied

    thankyou, and both

  • citrineblue

    citrineblue

    A very lovely shot

  • Bob Wickham replied

    thankyou

  • Tiffany Dryburgh

    Tiffany Dryburgh

    Too hilarious!! Well done for having such patience and such a quick trigger finger!

  • Bob Wickham replied

    thankyou Tiffany

  • Karin  Taylor

    Karin Taylorcommunity helper

    how adorable!

  • Bob Wickham replied

    thankyou Karin, much appreciated

  • Di Davies

    Di Davies

    dave this is sooooooo funny, the little fella looks a bit like me when i wake up LOL

  • Bob Wickham replied

    wow! I bet you don’t have whiskers like that?

  • mc27

    mc27

    ... so cute – you hade the right moment!!

  • Bob Wickham replied

    thankyou mc27

  • Di Davies

    Di Davies

    sorry i meant bob, its still funny though

  • Bob Wickham replied

    haha!!

  • ldeiter78

    ldeiter78

    Wow – this is an awesome capture – love the detail and expression!!

  • Bob Wickham replied

    thankyou

  • Els Steutel

    Els Steutel

    Wonderful catch:o) Was worth waiting..hehe…

  • Bob Wickham replied

    thankyou Els

  • Lois Romer

    Lois Romer

    awesome

  • Bob Wickham replied

    thankyou Lois

  • Boston Thek Imagery

    Boston Thek Im...

    Ohhh the cuteness!

  • Bob Wickham replied

    thankyou

  • Antanas

    Antanas

    great capture

  • Bob Wickham replied

    thankyou Antanas

  • Deborah Parkin

    Deborah Parkin

    you must have been so happy when you fired the shutter :) This is such a fantastic shot – to view it is wonderful, to have taken it my have been fantastic :)

  • Bob Wickham replied

    thankyou Deborah. Yes, as soon as I looked at the preview on the back of the camera, I knew it was something special

  • jillijude1

    jillijude1

    Brilliant Shot, you must have the pacience of JOB… simply stunning

  • Bob Wickham replied

    thankyou

  • Lorena Maria

    Lorena Maria

    Good Morning cutie!!!

  • Bob Wickham replied

    good morning to you, too :)

  • Trudi's Images

    Trudi's Images

    Fabulous shot ! it is so cute !

  • Bob Wickham replied

    thankyou Trudi

  • Tainia Finlay

    Tainia Finlay

    Fantastic capture!!

  • Bob Wickham replied

    thankyou

  • Trish O'Brien

    Trish O'Brien

    Can I favourite this twice? I love seeing it come up on my redbubble page :-)

  • Bob Wickham replied

    Please do :)

  • SylviaHardy

    SylviaHardy

    Lol, what a brilliant capture, well done!!!

  • Bob Wickham replied

    thankyou Sylvia

  • JohnGo

    JohnGo

    Nice. Cute.

  • Bob Wickham replied

    thankyou

  • Donna Ridgway

    Donna Ridgway

    Your patience was worth it!!!!

  • Bob Wickham replied

    thankyou Donna, yes I think it was

  • Adam Bykowski

    Adam Bykowski

    This is so funny. What an incredible wildlife shot. A real winner deserving front page magazine status. Well done.

  • Bob Wickham replied

    thankyou Adam, now if only I could find a magazine editor with the sames views as yourself

  • fezoj64

    fezoj64

    What funny shot!What a superb shot! You snapped at the perfect moment…Jozef

  • Bob Wickham replied

    thankyou

  • Krys Bailey

    Krys Bailey

    This is a great capture! In my experience, the Peruvian Vizcachas were flighty and the Chilean ones always seemed to be asleep so to get a pose like this is really unusual and lovely! ;o)

  • Bob Wickham replied

    yes, you may be right. We saw some around Arequipa that were a bit timid, but then theres was one at Machu Picchu fast asleep.

  • Jael

    Jael

    Word sure gets around, but if THIS IS NOT a PRIZE winner…. I do NOT know what would be!!! WOW, even old penny pincher, me, is almost tempted to buy this!!! You sure got one magnificent capture here!!! And you sure needed ONE more comment… and here it is!! What a great photo, and photographer!!!!!!!!!!! :)

  • Bob Wickham replied

    thankyou Jael, I’m overwhelmed by all the wonderful comments and I’m glad this little fella can put a smile on so many faces

  • jacqleen

    jacqleen

    THIS IS UN-REAL…...................OMG, I’m SMILING ear to ear ;))))))))))))))))))
    I LOVEEEEEEEE this…a PERFECT moment and CAPTURE…wow!

  • Bob Wickham replied

    thankyou jacqleen, glad I can make you smile

  • mimi yoon

    mimi yoon

    oh my gosh…. way way way too cute~ amazing capture… : )

  • Bob Wickham replied

    thankyou mimi

  • Laurie Search

    Laurie Search

    Awww, what a fantastic image!!!! Perfect timing!!!!

  • Bob Wickham replied

    thankyou Laurie

  • Heath Dreger

    Heath Dreger

    Excellent patience for that “one shot” moment!

  • Bob Wickham replied

    thankyou Heath

  • Stephie Butler

    Stephie Butler

    Oh WOW..What an amazing shot…Fantastic is an understatement…...

  • Bob Wickham replied

    thankyou Stephie, very much appreciated

  • GolemAura

    GolemAura

    he’s got LIPS… LOLOLOLOL.. I only saw one of these once … on the nature channel I think.. and never again.. LOL.. SO SWEET

  • Bob Wickham replied

    thankyou

  • Magdalena  Makowska

    Magdalena Mak...

    perfect!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

  • Bob Wickham replied

    thankyou

  • Imber

    Imber

    Wow.. bravo.. excellent shot!!!

  • Bob Wickham replied

    thankyou Imber, much appreciated

  • Tara  Turner

    Tara Turner

    fantastic….love it!!!

  • Bob Wickham replied

    thanks Tara and thanks for the fav

  • Nelson Campbell

    Nelson Campbell

    Big big big huge smile!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I love this – fabulous!

  • Bob Wickham replied

    Thankyou Nelson

  • bloorain

    bloorain

    now I feel sleepy! amazing shot!

  • Bob Wickham replied

    Thankyou and good night

  • Foxfires

    Foxfires

    LOL Oh gosh…that’s just a fabulously wonderful shot. Quality and whimsy, what a combination!

  • Bob Wickham replied

    thankyou Aimee, I love your ‘carousel’ mind

  • Larry  Stewart

    Larry Stewart

    Amazing picture. The color and focus are superb. What patience you had to wait for a miracle shot like this. What is equally amazing is you have responded to all the millions of comments you are getting. lol :) Keep up the great work!

  • Bob Wickham replied

    thanks Larry. yes, it takes ages to reply but I figure if people are kind enough to leave a comment, the least I can do is say “Thankyou”

  • Maureen Maliha

    Maureen Maliha

    Terrific! wonderful timing and patience….. really paid off here. fantastic work

  • Bob Wickham replied

    Thankyou Maureen

  • Atomic-Dolphin

    Atomic-Dolphin

    that rocks!

  • Bob Wickham replied

    Thankyou

  • Quinn Blackburn

    Quinn Blackburn

    Fabulous capture! What an interesting little Creature Teacher too

    :) wishing you laughter

  • Bob Wickham replied

    Thankyou Quinn, and you too

  • erich biemer

    erich biemer

    fantastic…..

  • Bob Wickham replied

    Thankyou erich

  • Ken Thomas

    Ken Thomas

    Perfect!!

  • Bob Wickham replied

    Thankyou Ken

  • artisandelimage

    artisandelimage

    excellent capture, and a good lesson for wannabe photographers : patience is everything !
    my best, francis

  • Bob Wickham replied

    Thankyou Francis, Yes it pays to take things a little slowly sometimes

  • Kevin Sandiego

    Kevin Sandiego

    ^^ Right you are, Francis! :)

    Nice capture here! Instant fave.

  • Bob Wickham replied

    Thankyou Kevin

  • fleurfleming

    fleurfleming

    hehe so cute…

  • Bob Wickham replied

    thanks fleur

  • navybrat

    navybrat

    cute!

  • Bob Wickham replied

    thankyou

  • Krys Bailey

    Krys Bailey

    You reminded me now – we saw a whole group of Vizcachas at Machu Picchu but they were in a dark corner so not a good subject! The Chilean ones are more colourful (but don’t tell the Peruvian’s that!) ;o) Ah, happy memories…... can’t wait to go back…

  • Svetlana Sewell

    Svetlana Sewell

    wow – what a shot! – Excellent!

  • Bob Wickham replied

    thankyou Svetlana, very much appeciated

  • macky mcrae

    macky mcrae

    awww he’s so cute! great timing!

  • Bob Wickham replied

    thankyou

  • Brandie1

    Brandie1

    A wondrful image.xx

  • Bob Wickham replied

    thankyou

  • Derek Roberton

    Derek Roberton

    Brillant, Ist class, absolutely love it… !!

  • Bob Wickham replied

    thankyou Derek, very much appreciated

  • chijude

    chijude

    Now that is one appealing little critter! And wow … you really “got” him!! Bet you had to pinch yourself!! Excellent work!!!

  • Bob Wickham replied

    thankyou and yes I did have a second look at the back of the camera in case I was dreaming the first time

  • janice(  jinney) nathan

    janice( jinne...

    I so love this-such a delightful capture!
    Beautiful shot!
    -jinneyx

  • Bob Wickham replied

    thankyou jinney

  • Carla Micucci

    Carla Micucci

    too cute!!! wonderful capture!!!

  • Bob Wickham replied

    thankyou Carla, very much appreciated

  • rodeorose

    rodeorose

    Great achievement! You’ve made No.1 in Popular Art on RB!! Congratulations on this wonderful shot!!

  • Bob Wickham replied

    thankyou. It feels good to have impressed so many people

  • Candy1974

    Candy1974

    so cute!

  • Bob Wickham replied

    thankyou Candy

  • DebraLee Wiseberg

    DebraLee Wiseberg

    Too cute..you captured a moment!

    Debra

  • Bob Wickham replied

    thanks Debra

  • becks78

    becks78

    outstanding shot! fav!

  • Bob Wickham replied

    thankyou very much

  • jesika

    jesika

    Good heavens, you’ve ceratinly got the once in a life time shot! Superb capyure, your patience has paid huge dividends.
    j

  • Bob Wickham replied

    thankyou jesika, much appreciated

  • i l d i  l a z a r

    i l d i l a z...

    So very cute capture!Really adorable image!

  • Bob Wickham replied

    thankyou

  • kappisan

    kappisan

    Well what can i say…..I Totally agree with All yhe compliments made above!:)
    And the ones yet to come too!!:)
    Kappi :)

  • Bob Wickham replied

    thankyou Kappi, your compliments are always very welcome

  • Naomi Mawson

    Naomi Mawson

    So cute…

  • Bob Wickham replied

    thankyou Naomi

  • Micci Shannon

    Micci Shannon

    Adorable shot. Best rabbit photo I have seen in a long time! Great detail and colors.

  • Bob Wickham replied

    thankyou Micci

  • BigD
  • Bob Wickham replied

    thanks BigD

  • Zefira

    Zefira

    fantastic!

  • Bob Wickham replied

    thankyou

  • Tania Palermo

    Tania Palermo

    wow…what an amazing shot you captured…and the way you processed it makes me think it would be great in a children’s book

  • Bob Wickham replied

    Can you write? Maybe we could collaborate on a book.

  • Ingz

    Ingz

    my goodness too adorable! just excellent in everyway.

  • Bob Wickham replied

    Thankyou Ingz, very much appreciated

  • Lee-Anne Rafferty-Evans

    Lee-Anne Raffe...

    This is great! amazing detail…

  • Bob Wickham replied

    thankyou Lee-Anne

  • josiem

    josiem

    haha amazing capture!

  • Bob Wickham replied

    thankyou josie

  • Mabs

    Mabs

    OMG how cute is this !! Amazing timing and an adorable capture – love it !!

  • Bob Wickham replied

    thanks Mabs, much appreciated

  • JudyBJ

    JudyBJ

    soooooooooooooooo cute ! :)

  • Bob Wickham replied

    thanks Judy, very much appreciated

  • Dan  Anaka

    Dan Anaka

    Amazing!

  • Bob Wickham replied

    thanks Dan

  • Chintsala

    Chintsala

    lol Outstanding

  • Bob Wickham replied

    thankyou

  • Yessy González

    Yessy González

    Oh, gosh! this is suuuuuper cute!!!

  • Bob Wickham replied

    thankyou Yessy

  • Noelene Davies

    Noelene Davies

    Cute capture.

  • Bob Wickham replied

    thanks Noelene

  • AngieBel

    AngieBel

    This is an AMAZING capture…your patience was certainly rewarded and you have worked with incredible skill to get this shot. Beautiful :)

  • Bob Wickham replied

    thankyou Angie, I could take comments like yours all day :)

  • Roddy Atkinson

    Roddy Atkinson

    Well worth the wait, this is a fantastic capture, instant fav!

  • Bob Wickham replied

    thanks Roddy and thanks for the fav

  • Emma Moss

    Emma Moss

    Briliant!!! Well done Jason

  • Emma Moss

    Emma Moss

    I mean Bob! Sorry

  • Bob Wickham replied

    thanks Emma, much appreciated

    PS .. I’ll pass it on to Jason :)

  • Philip Golan

    Philip Golan

    Stunning shot mate. A one in a lifetime type of shot.

  • Bob Wickham replied

    Thankyou Philip, maybe it’s a once in a lifetime shot but if I keep pointing my camera at sleeping animals one of them will wake up, surely.

  • Jeannette Sheehy

    Jeannette Sheehy

    fantastic shot! like Philip says above – a once in a lifetime shot! :)

  • Bob Wickham replied

    Thanks Jeannette, glad you like it

  • chijude

    chijude

    I am still waiting for a group to feature this wonderful little critter!!!

  • Bob Wickham replied

    maybe he’s just tooooo cute!!

  • Bob Wickham replied

    Hi Jude, the 5D Mark II group featured him a few days ago along with my penguins

  • micmac

    micmac

    Such a great capture,cute fellow,cool shot.

  • Bob Wickham replied

    Thankyou micmac, your comments are very much appreciated

  • stevendesiow

    stevendesiow

    Well well done!

  • Bob Wickham replied

    thankyou Steven

  • LjMaxx

    LjMaxx

    I had to scroll down a long way to comment on this cutie pie.. Such a yawn too… Looks part Squirrel and part rat.. An adorable capture.. ~:)

  • Bob Wickham replied

    thanks Lj, yes the popularity of this little guy is incredible

  • Joel Hall

    Joel Hall

    Hilarious capture! Did you see RB tweet about this image? lol

  • Bob Wickham replied

    thanks Joel, No I didn’t see the tweet. What were they saying?

  • Cathy Cale

    Cathy Cale

    Oh how cute is this!!! Precious capture. Must have had a LOOOONG NIGHT!!

  • Bob Wickham replied

    thanks Cathy

  • chijude

    chijude

    Good to know the feature has finally caught up with this great little guy!!

  • Joel Hall

    Joel Hall

    Something to the effect of “Our most popular image for the last X days is a yawning rabbit…people are wierd” haha

  • Bob Wickham replied

    haha!!, theres a lot of people here who would disagree :)

  • LjMaxx

    LjMaxx

    This wonderful image is rated the most popular image on the site for a few days now.. Go see.. Very cool.. I can see why.. Not common at all~

  • Bob Wickham replied

    thanks Lj, glad you like it

  • CanDuCreations

    CanDuCreations

    He is soooooooooooooooooooo cute!

  • Bob Wickham replied

    Thankyou

  • Bunny Clarke

    Bunny Clarke

    What an adorable capture. Great catch.

  • Bob Wickham replied

    Thankyou Bunny

  • Jim Sugrue

    Jim Sugrue

    This is truly a wonderful picture! Awesome!

  • Bob Wickham replied

    thanks Jim, much appreciated

  • artwhiz47

    artwhiz47

    The number of comments you’ve gotten on this shot speaks volumes. Looks as if this Viscacha speaks volumes as well. I’ve seen pictures, moving & still, of these characters, but NEVER one like this. Great job!

  • artwhiz47

    artwhiz47

    And it begs for a caption, something about hitting a high C comes to mind. Or maybe E above high C…. I can’t stop looking at it. Bravo, bravissimo!!

  • Bob Wickham replied

    thankyou Sheila, your comments are very much appreciated

  • Brian Carey

    Brian Carey

    Great shot Bob!

  • Bob Wickham replied

    thankyou Brian

  • Tracey Hampton

    Tracey Hampton

    wow amazing capture congrates on your feature

  • Bob Wickham replied

    Thanks Tracey, very much appreciated

  • ForestGirl

    ForestGirl

    Now that is one cool looking rodent! Brilliant shot!!

  • Bob Wickham replied

    thankyou, very much appreciated

  • Cheryl  Lunde

    Cheryl Lunde

    Fantastic timing! great shot:)

  • Bob Wickham replied

    thankyou Cheryl, your comments are very welcome

  • kathy s gillentine

    kathy s gillen...

    Fantastic capture , what a cutie

  • Bob Wickham replied

    thanks kathy

  • FelicityB

    FelicityB

    Absolutely love this one!

  • Bob Wickham replied about 1 month ago

    thanks Felicity, glad you like it

  • MaeBelle

    MaeBelle

    What a cute animal, great shot! Is this the Coney mentioned in the Bible? You were lucky it woke up for a second! :o)) God Bless,Mae

  • Bob Wickham replied about 1 month ago

    thankyou MaeBelle, I was lucky and it was only for a second, too

  • Sharon Hammond

    Sharon Hammond

    What a funny & fabulous capture.

  • Bob Wickham replied about 1 month ago

    thanks Sharon, glad it brought you some pleasure

  • Colleen Milburn

    Colleen Milburn

    OMG, how absolutely amazing!! Fantastic capture, Bob – wow!!

  • Bob Wickham replied about 1 month ago

    thankyou Colleen, very much appreciated

  • Jeff  Burns

    Jeff Burns

    AMAZING

  • Bob Wickham replied about 1 month ago

    thanks Jeff

  • KcranmerArt

    KcranmerArt about 1 month ago

    Oh my gosh…NOW that is ADORABLE!! LOL!!

  • Bob Wickham replied about 1 month ago

    thanks Kellie, I think he’s cute too.

  • Karen Cook

    Karen Cook about 1 month ago

    Perfect composition and lovely saturated colours Bob. Talk about being there just at the right moment!!

  • Bob Wickham replied about 1 month ago

    Thankyou Karen. Being there was planned but capturing the image was pure reflex. It felt good to see the preview on the camera and realise I got him.

  • DottieDees

    DottieDees about 1 month ago

    What a great capture…! Just excellent! Thanks for all the info, too!

  • Bob Wickham replied 29 days ago

    thanks Dottie, very much appreciated

  • digitalmidge

    digitalmidge 29 days ago

    This is so cute, what an adorable rabbit-like creature…fantastic capture as well!

  • Bob Wickham replied 29 days ago

    Thankyou very much

  • Karen  Tillotson

    Karen Tillotson 29 days ago

    Incredible …!

  • Bob Wickham replied 29 days ago

    thanks Karen

  • Freelancer

    Freelancer 29 days ago

    what a cute animal!
    ... and stunning photo-catch! :)

  • Bob Wickham replied 29 days ago

    Thankyou very much, your comments are very welcome

  • niki78

    niki78 29 days ago

    Awesome capture Bob.

  • Bob Wickham replied 29 days ago

    Thankyou very much

  • Adrian Donoghue

    Adrian Donoghue 27 days ago

    Fabulous capture Bob.

  • Bob Wickham replied 27 days ago

    thanks Adrian, much appreciated

  • BrookeJanis

    BrookeJanis 27 days ago

    great capture

  • Bob Wickham replied 27 days ago

    Thankyou Brooke, glad you like it

  • Barbara  Brown

    Barbara Brown 26 days ago

    What a great capture! Great shot!

  • Bob Wickham replied 26 days ago

    Thankyou Barbara, your comments are always welcome

  • Sandy Stewart

    Sandy Stewart 26 days ago

    Not surprised to have to scroll waaay down here to leave a comment! You did a wonderful job on capturing this at just the right moment! Thank you for sharing the information on this adorable Viscacha! : )

  • Bob Wickham replied 26 days ago

    Thankyou Sandy, his popularity has surprised me, none of my other images have even come close to this one

  • Sue Nueckel

    Sue Nueckel 26 days ago

    Great capture and so cute too =)

  • Bob Wickham replied 25 days ago

    Thanks Sue

  • Georgie Hart

    Georgie Hart 24 days ago

    Stunning image!

  • Bob Wickham replied 22 days ago

    Thankyou Georgie, much appreciated

  • GemmaWiseman

    GemmaWiseman 22 days ago

    This must have been an incredible sight! What a face filled with yawning expression!

  • Bob Wickham replied 22 days ago

    Yes it was Gemma, they’re great little animals

  • Simone Byrne

    Simone Byrne 22 days ago

    Great capture with so much personality Bob, well done!

  • Bob Wickham replied 22 days ago

    Thankyou Simone.

  • Aimelle

    Aimelle 22 days ago

    oh wow-wowww ! that is so stunning! love it…sorry Bob, can not find better words than those, I’m completely captivated by the photograph and always getting back to the top to admire it :)

  • Bob Wickham replied 22 days ago

    Don’t be sorry, those words are perfect. Thankyou

  • Tanya Bright

    Tanya Bright 22 days ago

    Awesome timing. Great shot, Bob

  • Bob Wickham replied 21 days ago

    Thankyou Tanya, very nice of you to comment

  • Finobub

    Finobub 21 days ago

    Excellent capture instant fave. ;)

  • Bob Wickham replied 20 days ago

    Thankyou very much, appreciate your fave

  • Gouzelka

    Gouzelka 20 days ago

    Super shot!!! Well done!

  • Bob Wickham replied 20 days ago

    Thankyou very much

  • Terence Russell

    Terence Russell 20 days ago

    A winner in every sense!

  • Bob Wickham replied 20 days ago

    Thanks Terence, much appreciated

  • Tenee Attoh

    Tenee Attoh 20 days ago

    Wonderful work, gosh you can see his little tung.

  • Bob Wickham replied 20 days ago

    Thankyou Tenee, they’re great little animals

  • jeffrae

    jeffrae 20 days ago

    What a fun shot!

  • Bob Wickham replied 20 days ago

    Thankyou

  • pljvv

    pljvv 20 days ago

    Very funny picture. Great timing.

  • Bob Wickham replied 19 days ago

    thankyou, very much appreciated

  • Gouzelka

    Gouzelka 20 days ago

    Love it so much, still can not take my eyes! :-D

  • Bob Wickham replied 19 days ago

    He seems to have brought a lot of pleasure to many here. I’m glad you like him so much

  • Kendra Taber

    Kendra Taber 16 days ago

    great capture..so cute and what a little yawn!

  • Bob Wickham replied 16 days ago

    thankyou Sweets

  • FallingHorse

    FallingHorse 16 days ago

    Brilliant capture :-)

  • Bob Wickham replied 16 days ago

    thankyou, very much appreciated

  • mlynnd

    mlynnd 15 days ago

    What a cutie! .... Lynn

  • Bob Wickham replied 15 days ago

    Thankyou Lynn

  • Melissa Fiene

    Melissa Fiene 15 days ago

    hahah how funny :)

  • Bob Wickham replied 15 days ago

    thanks Melissa, he seems to have brought a smile to many

  • seawhisper

    seawhisper 14 days ago

    awww congrats!!! well deserved victory! :)

  • Bob Wickham replied 13 days ago

    thankyou very much seawhisper, much appreciated

  • AuntDot

    AuntDot 14 days ago

    Wonderful! Fantastic! Congratulations on the challenge win.

  • Bob Wickham replied 13 days ago

    Thankyou Dot, it’s nice he’s so well received

  • Sarah-fiona Helme

    Sarah-fiona Helme 13 days ago

    What a delightful and astonishing capture. A one-off winner!

  • Bob Wickham replied 13 days ago

    Thankyou Sarah-fiona, all this attention is very encouraging

  • Steve  Buffington

    Steve Buffington 13 days ago

    An incredible shot my friend. The number of comments attest to this. Great job and congrats on your challenge win.—Steve

  • Bob Wickham replied 13 days ago

    Thankyou very much Steve. It was really a lucky shot but it goes to show that one has to be in the right place at the right time

  • Naf4d

    Naf4d 13 days ago

    Haha! Fantastic!
    Congratulations on your well-deserved win.

  • Bob Wickham replied 13 days ago

    thankyou Naf4d, very much appreciated

  • Ann J. Przyojski

    Ann J. Przyojski 13 days ago

    CONGRATULATIONS on your win Bob. You (and Anne) had my votes!

  • Bob Wickham replied 13 days ago

    Thankyou very much Ann. He’s seems to be quite popular

  • Rachael Talibart

    Rachael Talibart 13 days ago

    Amazing. Your patience paid off. You seem to have been to some amazing places. We used to travel a lot (before kids) but I didn’t have a DSLR then. It’d be great to be able to go back to all those places and try to do them justice photographically.

  • Bob Wickham replied 13 days ago

    Thanks Rachael, This trip to South America was last March/April/May and it was truly sensational. That was the first trip for either of us for years but now we’ve got the travel bug. Now, if only the bank account wasn’t on a diet :(

  • janfoster

    janfoster 11 days ago

    great capture Bob : )

  • Bob Wickham replied 10 days ago

    Thankyou Jan, very much appreciated

  • earthangel

    earthangel 10 days ago

    Patience rewarded you!
    Humans may be safer to live amongst rather than birds of prey and other marauding carnivores! :)

  • Bob Wickham replied 10 days ago

    Thankyou earthangel, Yes you might be right. Once they are comfortable that the humans aren’t a threat they may feel protected

  • Dyle Warren

    Dyle Warren 9 days ago

    How comical…....hahaha…......grea-a-a-t shot!!

  • Bob Wickham replied 9 days ago

    Thankyou Dyle, glad he made you laugh

  • MischaC

    MischaC 8 days ago

    Thanks for the smile!

  • Bob Wickham replied 8 days ago

    Thanks for the comment and for the Favourite

  • down23

    down23 8 days ago

    This may just be THE cutest thing I’ve EVER seen! I love it! Your timing was perfect. This made me smile too. An instant fav! =)

  • Bob Wickham replied 7 days ago

    Glad you think so and I’m very happy that he made you smile.
    Thanks for the fav.

  • Daniel J. McCauley IV

    Daniel J. McCa... 8 days ago

    lol… That’s excellent! Brilliant capture, Bob!

  • Bob Wickham replied 7 days ago

    Thanks Daniel, much appreciated

  • Vicki Pelham

    Vicki Pelham 7 days ago

    Awesome capture!!!!

  • Bob Wickham replied 7 days ago

    Thankyou Vicki, much appreciated

  • Irina Tribushnaya

    Irina Tribushnaya 6 days ago

    oh this is so cute, amazing capture!

  • Bob Wickham replied 6 days ago

    Thankyou Irina, glad you think so and thankyou so much for the favourite

  • Erin Kanoa

    Erin Kanoa 5 days ago

    What a shot! This is too cute, love the whiskers! How fun to have been there, this made my evening!

  • Bob Wickham replied 4 days ago

    Thankyou Erin, very happy to have ‘made your evening’.
    Welcome to RedBubble. The skill and creativity here is amazing and the community spirit is very alive. Have fun

  • Peter Hill

    Peter Hill 4 days ago

    Great shot and great story!

  • Bob Wickham replied 4 days ago

    Thanks Peter, it was one of those ‘really good’ photographic moments

  • Tracey Mac

    Tracey Mac 4 days ago

    Well Bob…......it’s just taken me nearly a full minute to load the page and find the bottom of the comments, so Im thinking you must be over the moon by now…...and no wonder, this is an absolute magical shot if ever I’ve seen one…....talk about Thumper’s cutest cousin, and this is definately a Walt Disney moment. One of the cutest shots I’ve seen in RB for a long time…..hope the little guy got some sleep after this!! ;)

  • Bob Wickham replied 4 days ago

    Thanks Tracey, I’m way beyond ‘over the moon’, I’m just amazed at how much joy this little guy has brought everybody. He’s running at about 140 in the most popular of all time, but if I told him he’d just yawn and fall asleep….. zzzzzzzzz

  • Bob Wickham

    Bob Wickham 3 days ago

  • AnnDixon

    AnnDixon 2 days ago

    This is a fantastic image, excellent work,

  • Bob Wickham replied 2 days ago

    Thankyou Ann, glad you like it

  • Bluetiger

    Bluetiger 2 days ago

    Oh my, what an incredible shot.

  • Bob Wickham replied 2 days ago

    Thanks, much appreciated

  • Martin Smart

    Martin Smart 1 day ago

    Awesome capture Bob, really excellent timing and what a reward for your patience! Great write up too!

  • Bob Wickham replied 1 day ago

    Thanks Martin, I had to pinch myself when I looked at the preview on the back of the camera and I could hardly believe it when I finally downloaded it onto a computer and could see it was all in focus.

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