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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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
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
Wow! What a cute critter, nice capture too!
Bob Wickham replied
Thanks Jason
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
Just gorgeous – superb work!
Bob Wickham replied
Thankyou
greenstone
what timing!!! thats one crazy looking creature!!! fabulous catch!!!!
Bob Wickham replied
yep, it pays to be ready
ViktoryiaN
Priceless!!!
Bob Wickham replied
No, I’m sure we could agree on a price :)
cammiecakes
Oh now this is to cute.
Bob Wickham replied
Thankyou very much
dmarie
what an adorable shot…what a little cutie :-)
Bob Wickham replied
Thanks dmarie
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
very cute
Bob Wickham replied
thankyou
Steve Buffington
That is too much! Well done on this.—Steve
Bob Wickham replied
thanks Steve, very much appreciated
BigD
Fantastic capture
Bob Wickham replied
thanks BigD
TickerGirl
Excellent capture :)
Bob Wickham replied
thanks TickerGirl
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
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
There’s a critter you don’t see every day – great timing
Bob Wickham replied
thanks Jay
SNAPPYDAVE
brilliant … should be in ‘Yer pullin’ my leg’ group also
Bob Wickham replied
haha! I’ll have to start a new group
bubbleblue
Excellent
Bob Wickham replied
thankyou
maremarie
Wonderful, outstanding wildlife photography…... and the subject is so cute! :-)
Bob Wickham replied
thankyou very much, very kind
Petra Pinn
too funny…loving those whiskers
Bob Wickham replied
haha! loooong whiskers
RockyWalley
AWESOME!
Bob Wickham replied
thanks mate
lorilee
Oh my!!!!! What a wonderful capture!!!!!!!
Bob Wickham replied
thankyou lorilee, very much appreciated
BarbaraManis
This is just too cute! Fabulous capture!
Bob Wickham replied
thankyou very much
Blair Wainman
Wow!! What an incredible capture!! Great timing on this one!!
Bob Wickham replied
thankyou, much appreciated
Scott d'Almeida
excellent
Bob Wickham replied
thanks Scott
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
Too cute!!!!
Bob Wickham replied
thankyou Jessica
AnnieSnel
Great shot!
Bob Wickham replied
thanks Annie
Jen Glanville
This is just as precious as they come
Bob Wickham replied
thankyou, your comments are very much appreciated
Martina Fagan
Perfect a superb shot:)what a face very cool
Bob Wickham replied
thankyou very much Martina
alucinari
MAGNIFICENT capture!
Bob Wickham replied
thankyou
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
Great :p
Bob Wickham replied
thanks Matt
schizomania
Lol! fabulous shot!
Bob Wickham replied
thankyou very much
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
Oh gosh, this is so cute, perfect timming, great capture!
Bob Wickham replied
thankyou very much
KatsEye
OMG what great timing. Excellent capture. Too cute.
Bob Wickham replied
thankyou, much appreciated
rodeorose
This is just THE BEST!!!!!!!
Bob Wickham replied
thankyou
Ann J. Przyojski
just the cutest little creature & a perfectly timed capture. faved
Bob Wickham replied
thanks Ann and thanks for the fav
RickF
Awesome Shot!
Bob Wickham replied
thankyou
pene
totally AWESOME shot !!
Bob Wickham replied
thankyou pene
Helene Kippert
Wow great timing!
Bob Wickham replied
thankyou
Victoria Sheldon
Too cute!! Instant fave!!!
Bob Wickham replied
thankyou Victoria and thanks for the fav
traveller
Great capture Bob.
Bob Wickham replied
thanks Ian
Wanda Raines
Darling capture.
Bob Wickham replied
thankyou Wanda
deahna
THIS IS AWESOME!!!!!!!!
Bob Wickham replied
thankyou deahna
Charlene Aycoc...
fantastic, patient pays off everytime.
Bob Wickham replied
thankyou Charlene
JennyDean
fabulous capture :)
Bob Wickham replied
thankyou Jenny
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
thats gotta be the best candid shot EVER
Bob Wickham replied
thankyou Anne
Trish O'Brien
lol, this is brilliant Bob. Thanks to Alison for pointing it out in the forum :-)
Bob Wickham replied
thankyou Trish
Kymie
LOL what a fabulous capture ohhhh that is so cute. Wonderful :-)
Bob Wickham replied
thankyou Kymie glad you like it
DJ LeMay
and WHAT a shot you got!! Brilliantly ADORABLE!!
Bob Wickham replied
thankyou DJ
Liane Pinel
Absolutely fantastic shot!
Bob Wickham replied
thankyou Liane
Victoria Jostes
great capture! what quick reflexes you have, my friend!!!!
Bob Wickham replied
thankyou Victoria
Mark Elshout
Brilliant shot. Beautiful clarity.
Bob Wickham replied
thankyou Mark, very much appreciated
Jenebraska
Wonderful capture
Bob Wickham replied
thankyou
Olga Zvereva
Great shot! Love the expression.
Bob Wickham replied
thankyou Olga
Martine Roch
this is beyond cute ! an instant fave
Bob Wickham replied
thankyou Martine, love your avatar
Barb Leopold
All the above….. and simply too good for words!!!!!
Bob Wickham replied
thankyou Barb
Hans Kawitzki
What a great shot and perfect timing
Bob Wickham replied
thankyou Hans, very much appreciated
Kathy Reid
Brilliant timing…... it was worth waiting for!!!
Bob Wickham replied
thankyou Kathy, and Yes, I think it was
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
Very luckyand …... patient!!!
Fantastic capture!
Bob Wickham replied
thankyou, and both
citrineblue
A very lovely shot
Bob Wickham replied
thankyou
Tiffany Dryburgh
Too hilarious!! Well done for having such patience and such a quick trigger finger!
Bob Wickham replied
thankyou Tiffany
Karin Taylor
how adorable!
Bob Wickham replied
thankyou Karin, much appreciated
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
... so cute – you hade the right moment!!
Bob Wickham replied
thankyou mc27
Di Davies
sorry i meant bob, its still funny though
Bob Wickham replied
haha!!
ldeiter78
Wow – this is an awesome capture – love the detail and expression!!
Bob Wickham replied
thankyou
Els Steutel
Wonderful catch:o) Was worth waiting..hehe…
Bob Wickham replied
thankyou Els
Lois Romer
awesome
Bob Wickham replied
thankyou Lois
Boston Thek Im...
Ohhh the cuteness!
Bob Wickham replied
thankyou
Antanas
great capture
Bob Wickham replied
thankyou Antanas
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
Brilliant Shot, you must have the pacience of JOB… simply stunning
Bob Wickham replied
thankyou
Lorena Maria
Good Morning cutie!!!
Bob Wickham replied
good morning to you, too :)
Trudi's Images
Fabulous shot ! it is so cute !
Bob Wickham replied
thankyou Trudi
Tainia Finlay
Fantastic capture!!
Bob Wickham replied
thankyou
Trish O'Brien
Can I favourite this twice? I love seeing it come up on my redbubble page :-)
Bob Wickham replied
Please do :)
SylviaHardy
Lol, what a brilliant capture, well done!!!
Bob Wickham replied
thankyou Sylvia
JohnGo
Nice. Cute.
Bob Wickham replied
thankyou
Donna Ridgway
Your patience was worth it!!!!
Bob Wickham replied
thankyou Donna, yes I think it was
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
What funny shot!What a superb shot! You snapped at the perfect moment…Jozef
Bob Wickham replied
thankyou
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
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
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
oh my gosh…. way way way too cute~ amazing capture… : )
Bob Wickham replied
thankyou mimi
Laurie Search
Awww, what a fantastic image!!!! Perfect timing!!!!
Bob Wickham replied
thankyou Laurie
Heath Dreger
Excellent patience for that “one shot” moment!
Bob Wickham replied
thankyou Heath
Stephie Butler
Oh WOW..What an amazing shot…Fantastic is an understatement…...
Bob Wickham replied
thankyou Stephie, very much appreciated
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 Mak...
perfect!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
Bob Wickham replied
thankyou
Imber
Wow.. bravo.. excellent shot!!!
Bob Wickham replied
thankyou Imber, much appreciated
Tara Turner
fantastic….love it!!!
Bob Wickham replied
thanks Tara and thanks for the fav
Nelson Campbell
Big big big huge smile!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I love this – fabulous!
Bob Wickham replied
Thankyou Nelson
bloorain
now I feel sleepy! amazing shot!
Bob Wickham replied
Thankyou and good night
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
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
Terrific! wonderful timing and patience….. really paid off here. fantastic work
Bob Wickham replied
Thankyou Maureen
Atomic-Dolphin
that rocks!
Bob Wickham replied
Thankyou
Quinn Blackburn
Fabulous capture! What an interesting little Creature Teacher too
:) wishing you laughter
Bob Wickham replied
Thankyou Quinn, and you too
erich biemer
fantastic…..
Bob Wickham replied
Thankyou erich
Ken Thomas
Perfect!!
Bob Wickham replied
Thankyou Ken
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
^^ Right you are, Francis! :)
Nice capture here! Instant fave.
Bob Wickham replied
Thankyou Kevin
fleurfleming
hehe so cute…
Bob Wickham replied
thanks fleur
navybrat
cute!
Bob Wickham replied
thankyou
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
wow – what a shot! – Excellent!
Bob Wickham replied
thankyou Svetlana, very much appeciated
macky mcrae
awww he’s so cute! great timing!
Bob Wickham replied
thankyou
Brandie1
A wondrful image.xx
Bob Wickham replied
thankyou
Derek Roberton
Brillant, Ist class, absolutely love it… !!
Bob Wickham replied
thankyou Derek, very much appreciated
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( jinne...
I so love this-such a delightful capture!
Beautiful shot!
-jinneyx
Bob Wickham replied
thankyou jinney
Carla Micucci
too cute!!! wonderful capture!!!
Bob Wickham replied
thankyou Carla, very much appreciated
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
so cute!
Bob Wickham replied
thankyou Candy
DebraLee Wiseberg
Too cute..you captured a moment!
Debra
Bob Wickham replied
thanks Debra
becks78
outstanding shot! fav!
Bob Wickham replied
thankyou very much
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...
So very cute capture!Really adorable image!
Bob Wickham replied
thankyou
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
So cute…
Bob Wickham replied
thankyou Naomi
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
fantastic!
Bob Wickham replied
thankyou
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
my goodness too adorable! just excellent in everyway.
Bob Wickham replied
Thankyou Ingz, very much appreciated
Lee-Anne Raffe...
This is great! amazing detail…
Bob Wickham replied
thankyou Lee-Anne
josiem
haha amazing capture!
Bob Wickham replied
thankyou josie
Mabs
OMG how cute is this !! Amazing timing and an adorable capture – love it !!
Bob Wickham replied
thanks Mabs, much appreciated
JudyBJ
soooooooooooooooo cute ! :)
Bob Wickham replied
thanks Judy, very much appreciated
Dan Anaka
Amazing!
Bob Wickham replied
thanks Dan
Chintsala
lol Outstanding
Bob Wickham replied
thankyou
Yessy González
Oh, gosh! this is suuuuuper cute!!!
Bob Wickham replied
thankyou Yessy
Noelene Davies
Cute capture.
Bob Wickham replied
thanks Noelene
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
Well worth the wait, this is a fantastic capture, instant fav!
Bob Wickham replied
thanks Roddy and thanks for the fav
Emma Moss
Briliant!!! Well done Jason
Emma Moss
I mean Bob! Sorry
Bob Wickham replied
thanks Emma, much appreciated
PS .. I’ll pass it on to Jason :)
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
fantastic shot! like Philip says above – a once in a lifetime shot! :)
Bob Wickham replied
Thanks Jeannette, glad you like it
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
Such a great capture,cute fellow,cool shot.
Bob Wickham replied
Thankyou micmac, your comments are very much appreciated
stevendesiow
Well well done!
Bob Wickham replied
thankyou Steven
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
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
Oh how cute is this!!! Precious capture. Must have had a LOOOONG NIGHT!!
Bob Wickham replied
thanks Cathy
chijude
Good to know the feature has finally caught up with this great little guy!!
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
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
He is soooooooooooooooooooo cute!
Bob Wickham replied
Thankyou
Bunny Clarke
What an adorable capture. Great catch.
Bob Wickham replied
Thankyou Bunny
Jim Sugrue
This is truly a wonderful picture! Awesome!
Bob Wickham replied
thanks Jim, much appreciated
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
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
Great shot Bob!
Bob Wickham replied
thankyou Brian
Tracey Hampton
wow amazing capture congrates on your feature
Bob Wickham replied
Thanks Tracey, very much appreciated
ForestGirl
Now that is one cool looking rodent! Brilliant shot!!
Bob Wickham replied
thankyou, very much appreciated
Cheryl Lunde
Fantastic timing! great shot:)
Bob Wickham replied
thankyou Cheryl, your comments are very welcome
kathy s gillen...
Fantastic capture , what a cutie
Bob Wickham replied
thanks kathy
FelicityB
Absolutely love this one!
Bob Wickham replied about 1 month ago
thanks Felicity, glad you like it
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
What a funny & fabulous capture.
Bob Wickham replied about 1 month ago
thanks Sharon, glad it brought you some pleasure
Colleen Milburn
OMG, how absolutely amazing!! Fantastic capture, Bob – wow!!
Bob Wickham replied about 1 month ago
thankyou Colleen, very much appreciated
Jeff Burns
AMAZING
Bob Wickham replied about 1 month ago
thanks Jeff
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 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 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 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 29 days ago
Incredible …!
Bob Wickham replied 29 days ago
thanks Karen
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 29 days ago
Awesome capture Bob.
Bob Wickham replied 29 days ago
Thankyou very much
Adrian Donoghue 27 days ago
Fabulous capture Bob.
Bob Wickham replied 27 days ago
thanks Adrian, much appreciated
BrookeJanis 27 days ago
great capture
Bob Wickham replied 27 days ago
Thankyou Brooke, glad you like it
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 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 26 days ago
Great capture and so cute too =)
Bob Wickham replied 25 days ago
Thanks Sue
Georgie Hart 24 days ago
Stunning image!
Bob Wickham replied 22 days ago
Thankyou Georgie, much appreciated
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 22 days ago
Great capture with so much personality Bob, well done!
Bob Wickham replied 22 days ago
Thankyou Simone.
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 22 days ago
Awesome timing. Great shot, Bob
Bob Wickham replied 21 days ago
Thankyou Tanya, very nice of you to comment
Finobub 21 days ago
Excellent capture instant fave. ;)
Bob Wickham replied 20 days ago
Thankyou very much, appreciate your fave
Gouzelka 20 days ago
Super shot!!! Well done!
Bob Wickham replied 20 days ago
Thankyou very much
Terence Russell 20 days ago
A winner in every sense!
Bob Wickham replied 20 days ago
Thanks Terence, much appreciated
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 20 days ago
What a fun shot!
Bob Wickham replied 20 days ago
Thankyou
pljvv 20 days ago
Very funny picture. Great timing.
Bob Wickham replied 19 days ago
thankyou, very much appreciated
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 16 days ago
great capture..so cute and what a little yawn!
Bob Wickham replied 16 days ago
thankyou Sweets
FallingHorse 16 days ago
Brilliant capture :-)
Bob Wickham replied 16 days ago
thankyou, very much appreciated
mlynnd 15 days ago
What a cutie! .... Lynn
Bob Wickham replied 15 days ago
Thankyou Lynn
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 14 days ago
awww congrats!!! well deserved victory! :)
Bob Wickham replied 13 days ago
thankyou very much seawhisper, much appreciated
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 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 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 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 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 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 11 days ago
great capture Bob : )
Bob Wickham replied 10 days ago
Thankyou Jan, very much appreciated
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 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 8 days ago
Thanks for the smile!
Bob Wickham replied 8 days ago
Thanks for the comment and for the Favourite
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. McCa... 8 days ago
lol… That’s excellent! Brilliant capture, Bob!
Bob Wickham replied 7 days ago
Thanks Daniel, much appreciated
Vicki Pelham 7 days ago
Awesome capture!!!!
Bob Wickham replied 7 days ago
Thankyou Vicki, much appreciated
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 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 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 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 3 days ago
AnnDixon 2 days ago
This is a fantastic image, excellent work,
Bob Wickham replied 2 days ago
Thankyou Ann, glad you like it
Bluetiger 2 days ago
Oh my, what an incredible shot.
Bob Wickham replied 2 days ago
Thanks, much appreciated
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.