I Love My Flower!

Ken Haley

I Love My Flower!

Flower-loving squirrel tenderly sniffs a dandelion in the back yard in Eugene, Oregon.

I Love My Flower! belongs to the following groups:

All Oregon USA, LMAO ART - Your funniest work, Squirrels & Chipmunks, Urban Wildlife and Western United States Artists and Photographers Available for sale as

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I Love My Flower! by Ken Haley
  • safariboy

    safariboy

    fantastic shot !!

  • Deb76

    Deb76

    Awesome capture!!

  • Eyal Nahmias

    Eyal Nahmias

    Excellent capture and timing. It actually looks like it’s smelling the flower and holding it gently. ( just before he ate it :-) ) excellent comp and DOF with sharp details and vivid and rich colors. For even a more enhanced comp, consider a crop from the left just to the point of the dark leaf on the bottom.

  • Martie Venter

    Martie Venter

    Wow – what a priceless shot, beautiful light and DOF!

  • Peter Scott

    Peter Scott

    Right place, right time. This is a brilliant shot.

  • Hobbers

    Hobbers

    Incredible shot!! 10/10!! It’s so good it doesn’t look real!! :-)

  • minskeep

    minskeep

    even squirrels stop to smell the flowers, awesome capture

  • Leon  Walker

    Leon Walker

    That’s awsome!!!

  • Sheryl Kasper

    Sheryl Kasper

    Love this photo. It is so cute. Perfect timing. :)

  • Jan Piller

    Jan Piller

    OMG!!!! Awesome shot!!!

  • Susan Kopeck

    Susan Kopeck

    Now that’s cute!

  • Colin & Cathie Townsend

    Colin & Cathie...

    that is just beautiful!!

  • Leena  Hedman

    Leena Hedman

    Sweet!

  • SallyAnnLowe

    SallyAnnLowe

    OH MY GOSH thats amazing. Love it.

  • Troy W. Smith

    Troy W. Smith

    That has to be the smartest squirrel I’ve ever seen, knowing to stop and smell the flowers. Next you’ll tell he does tricks and other highly intelligent things. Right place at the right time, this is awesome.

  • Ken Haley

    Ken Haley

    Thanks, everyone. This fellow (gal?) is part of a colony or family of fox squirrels living in the wildlife area that is our backyard (perfect photographer zone in the city limits). I didn’t know until a few weeks ago that he’s a fox squirrel. One of my viewers on another site told me that, and when I looked up the information, I found out that fox squirrels eat flowers. So he wasn’t admiring the color or the fragrance, he was thinking of a salad for lunch. However, he didn’t munch on it. I have the whole sequence of him approaching the dandelion, stroking it, and then sitting back down. Using a 300mm fixed lens on my D50, I had to step back a bit to get him in the frame, and even so, I cut off a little. Ken

  • Jennifer Johnson

    Jennifer Johnson

    wow he is so cute…

  • mieclarke

    mieclarke

    wow…...great shot Ken!!

  • BluAlien

    BluAlien

    LOL!! perfect capture! :)

  • dindin

    dindin

    Ok I have to admit. Squirrels kinda bore me. But this is a perfect capture!! Well done!!

  • Pat Abbott

    Pat Abbott

    How Sweet, great shot!

  • ECGardner

    ECGardner

    Oh gosh, how cute is this? Too adorable! Great capture!

  • AngelaFoster

    AngelaFoster

    wow, i love this photo what a cute image

  • redrosedigital

    redrosedigital

    The lighting of this image is lovely. The image itself is sharp and beautifully focused and, like everyone else, I think that this squirrel is just too cute.

  • Sandy Stewart

    Sandy Stewart

    Oh my,...this is absolutely wonderful!!! Very nice!

  • GregV

    GregV

    So sweet! Great photo!

  • geosgurl

    geosgurl

    aww great photo!

  • Darren Post

    Darren Post

    no way!   that’s amazing…  :-)

  • Garret

    Garret

    This is beautiful! I love wildlife at it’s work!

  • Siameseboy

    Siameseboy

    I like the sharpness and cuteness of this, charming little fella….taking time to smell the flowers :D

  • cinnamonqueen

    cinnamonqueen

    brilliant. u really know how to make ppl smile!!!!

  • DiEtte Henderson

    DiEtte Henderson

    WOW, this is a fantastic capture. I think most people would have to photoshop that flower into the shot, couldn’t be better! Nicely done.

  • cammiecakes

    cammiecakes

    Squirrels creep me out, but I have to say this is very cute. Great shot.

  • MICKSPIXPHOTOS

    MICKSPIXPHOTOS

    Really cool. Didn’t Sinatra used to hold the microphone that same way ? Well done, Ken.

  • Ken Haley replied

    Mystery solved! It’s the ghost of ol’ Blue Eyes!

  • Angela Lance

    Angela Lance

    This is an absolutely awesome shot! Great job!

  • Lover1969

    Lover1969

    Awesome capture and timing!!!!

  • i l d i  l a z a r

    i l d i l a z...

    Outstanding capture,so very adorable!

  • bdazzled

    bdazzled

    Amazing – I have never seen anything like it. Fantastic capture.

  • Béla Török

    Béla Török

    Brilliant capture!

  • David Lade

    David Lade

    A sensitive new age squirrel Ken. Beautiful lighting and boy did you pick the moment! Excellent shot!

  • Rachel Stickney

    Rachel Stickney

    Excellent capture! I love it!

  • lorilee

    lorilee

    Precious!!!!!!

  • ilpo laurila

    ilpo laurila

    Brilliant shot, lovely.

  • LudaNayvelt

    LudaNayvelt

    awesome

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    NatureGreeting...

    Howwwwww Cute! Wonderful capture…....

  • darren  shaw

    darren shaw

    Time to stop and smell the flowers
    class nice shot
    shes a fine foxy squirrel lady

  • Dana Yoachum

    Dana Yoachum

    Oh how adorable!! Great Capture.

  • seawhisper

    seawhisper

    oh my! is it photomanip or is this real?! sooooo cute! :)

  • Ken Haley replied

    Totally real. I took a series of shots of the young squirrel approaching the dandelion, rising up, holding it, sniffing it, and sitting back down. I don’t know why he didn’t nibble on it.

  • Mary Rushton

    Mary Rushton

    Amazing!!!

  • Foxfires

    Foxfires

    Oh my goodness, this is so precious.

  • Ingrid77

    Ingrid77

    awwww wonderful!!

  • jwinman

    jwinman

    Just too cute…

  • BigD

    BigD

    Congratulations you have been featured in the Squirrels group. BigD

  • ldeiter78

    ldeiter78

    Beautiul capture – very unique!! Congrats on your feature!

  • Martina Fagan

    Martina Fagan

    great timing great capture:)

  • tigerlady96

    tigerlady96

    This looks like you sat him there and handed him the flower to pose L.O.L. Very unique beautiful shot

  • Kaliquo

    Kaliquo

    Oh my! Priceless! Excellent capture :)

  • Peri

    Peri

    That is the cutest thing I have seen … lately!! Adorable!

  • Mariann Rea

    Mariann Rea

    This is so fantastic! :) My dog used to smell flowers ;)

  • Diana-Lee Saville

    Diana-Lee Saville

    Hee hee…what a great shot!!! He looks like he has just taken a mic and is about to break out into song to all the other wild creatures!! :)) lol

  • Roka

    Roka

    What a fantastic shot. Absolutely adorable!

  • Spencer Jarvis

    Spencer Jarvis

    wow, I love this shot so much…. brilliant.

  • Ken Haley replied

    I’m honored that my flower squirrel is your first favorite on Red Bubble.

  • AnnDixon

    AnnDixon

    This is such a wonderful capture, I love it, perfect timing,

  • CaseyConnor

    CaseyConnor

    Beautiful shot! Just so precious.

  • XVR Photo

    XVR Photo

    ha ha romantic fella indeed!

  • Waleska Luker
  • John Hooton

    John Hooton

    A real smile maker!

  • VanillaDolphin

    VanillaDolphin

    Awe! How cute is this! I love these little guys! Awesome picture!

  • starikarp

    starikarp

    good timing…beautiful!

  • snappyexposure

    snappyexposure

    Lovely little capture.

  • mcjance

    mcjance

    Wow, perfect timing, too cute, this should be a great print for you!!

  • leighmbock

    leighmbock

    I love this moment you captured. This is my pick for the art show. ~L

  • Liane Pinel

    Liane Pinel

    omg that is soooo cute!!

  • SusanAdey

    SusanAdey

    So cute, a squirrel that has time to stop and smell the flowers.:) Great capture.

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