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The couple had set the timer on their camera while posing at a lakeside in a national park in Canada.

Just as they were about to be captured on camera the cheeky squirrel popped up in the foreground and stole the show.

The picture was taken at the side of the stunning Lake Minnewanka in Banff National Park, Canada.

Mrs Brandts said: “We had our camera set up on some rocks and were getting ready to take the picture when this curious little ground squirrel appeared, became intrigued with the sound of the focusing camera and popped right into our shot.”

The picture was submitted to the website of America’s National Geographic magazine.

‘It was a once in a lifetime moment – we were laughing about this little guy for days!’ said Mrs Brandts.

“Shopped or real. You have to admit it’s…it’s just so darn cute!

He he




  1. Either photoshopped or stuffed.

  2. AdmFubar says:

    lighting looks good throughout the pic..looks real
    so the the question remains, real or stuffed?

  3. Sister Mary Hand Grenade of Quiet Reflection says:

    Nah, the camera focused on the squirrel and the couple is out of focus. A stuffed squirrel wouldn’t have its ear folded back.

    Do you think this picture is shopped?
    http://tinyurl.com/qstenb

  4. qb says:

    Crasher squirrel

    Hah! You got it… ed.

  5. Jay says:

    Tonight on Human Planet we observe two tourist in the wild… let’s move in for a closer look…

  6. bobbo, I love photoshop says:

    Isn’t that the same varmint that starred in that Bill Murray Golf picture?

    But crappy picture as the focus is the near ground which really is hard to explain.

  7. Uncle Don says:

    That’s actually Loch Ness behind them, so …

    Yeah! The monster is furry.

  8. #3 – Sister Mary Hand Grenade of Quiet Reflection

    Here’s a a squirrel from Dick Cheney’s backyard… and here’s Ron Jeremy.

  9. Faxon says:

    #6 Uh, genius….Autofocus???

  10. Sister Mary Hand Grenade of Quiet Reflection says:

    # 8 Jäg
    http://tinyurl.com/vr6vy

  11. #10 – Sister Mary Hand Grenade of Quiet Reflection

    LOL – A t-shirt for the next all staff meeting…

  12. Sister Mary Hand Grenade of Quiet Reflection says:

    I hope this works…

    http://tinyurl.com/moyve7

  13. Dall says:

    I’m a bit skeptical. Why are the people out of focus? With every camera I’ve ever worked with, the camera focuses befor the auto-timer is started. I would like to see the camera’s meta-data.

  14. jsgerhard says:

    #9 I agree with #13 when you set the timer it already is focused and stays locked that way until the picture is taken. If this were real the squire would be REALLY out of focus…

  15. hambone says:

    Dick Cheney strikes again

  16. Olo Baggins of Bywater says:

    The cameras I’ve used don’t focus until the timer runs out.

  17. Bud says:

    Squirrels are good eats!

  18. Ron Larson says:

    This one is the best!
    http://tinyurl.com/ousw89

  19. green says:

    Simple things for simple minds…

  20. alphanumeric says:

    I would say it’s entirely plausible. At Lake Louise, The little critters have absolutely no fear of humans and will even climb on you while your sitting on a bench expecting food.

    Even the supposedly wild birds do this as well.

  21. Toxic Asshead says:

    It’s real. I camp in the mountains and I’ve had critters scamper right over my feet before. Sometimes you can even hand feed them. My camera autofocuses just before shooting, not when you set the timer.

  22. Poppa Boner says:

    #18 – Good one Ron, I’m waiting for the fuzzy little thing to show up in the Zapruder film.

  23. The Monster's Lawyer says:

    looks a little squirrelly to me.

  24. LiveOne says:

    ***********
    You need to run this article by John Dvoark first. He said he would never not do a Squirrel Story again after what happened to his Daughter after the No Agenda episode stories about Squirrels.
    ***********

  25. JimR says:

    Awwww… what a cuteie wootie, squirrely whirrely, with those cutesie wootsie cheeky weekies and eyesie weyesies, getting his wittle wicture taken like that. You’re so cute, aren’t you? Yes you are, you are a cuteie wootie poopsie woopsie, yes you are, and I just wuv you, yes I do.

  26. tcc3 says:

    A camera that autofocuses when you set the timer would be fairly useless for its intended purpose.

    The person setting the timer, then getting in the shot has the potential to change the need to autofocus. it wouldnt make sense to autofocus till the timer runs out, then fire the shutter.

  27. skidmark says:

    hey #1

    [Violation of posting guidelines – Ed.]

  28. Nth of the 49th says:

    It’s real, the woman is ugly enough to be Canadian.

  29. ramuno says:

    My first thought was “Why was the shot framed to center on the squirrel?” That just set off the fraud alarm.


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