Just the right moment, not a good time of the day, though.

Lovely little fellow!

Agree on time of day.

Possible try an even closer cxrop.

Nice details!

Top Mark

Moody. I like the comp. Agree with Slapo about the time, tho.

Oooohhhhhhhhhh its really lovely! What great character!!
Very nice capture!

Beautiful and lovely caoture

Hah ha! That is great.

Thumbs up!

Ahhh it's never a good time of day when you've just eaten someones homework too quickly and now you've got indegestion.
Edit: .... Okay so i didn't quite get the story quite right and that isn't a prarie dog, but it still looks like indigestion to me.

I have to agree with the time of photo, it ha a lot of dark places...
But i just love this fellow... Thanks for share!

Thanks for the critiques folk. Of course, I could not agree more about the time, but my version of photoshop cannot change that.

Traff, I posted this in another forum and there was more than one comment about something bad this guy has eaten, and I can see why. He surely looks to me like having a bad day. That is what I like about photography – it can take a scene totally out of context. Truth is, this fellow arrived there, sat like a teddy bear, and started scratching, trying to get rid of the many parasites that do love him after all. I just thought that a story about a squirrel that want to run away from home will sell this picture better

I disagree about the time of day!
placing the subject in the shadows emphasizes the personification and the emotion of the subject. The world seems so bright in comparison to him.
Brilliant pose and composition too! +10.

nice shot

I agree with Poohblah and like the subject in shadow. It seems to fit the scene. Good work with the description.

haha, lool !!
cute fellow ! I like his position, in shadow, too.
great timing and title.
Florin

Nice capture!
agree about the time of the day comment.

Late to the party, so I have nothing constructive to add that hasn't already been mentioned. However, I did want to say how funny I thought this image was -- how you captured such a unique pose (one that suits the title perfectly). Composition and colours are also good. Nice job.

Nice capture and funny image. The bright section in the background doesn't bother me.
Don

Yeah.. top mark, strange and funny pose and I like the name of the photo, too.

great capture

Funny!
Got to love the pose...
I agree with Gary about the shadow. It does really look like it's trying to get some space/privacy for himself while he suffers...
Appropriate title as well
Maridol

Very Cute one.

Very nice, shadow is a must here! Just perfect.
Maybe a frame
Greetz Haik

hey this is awesome

TOPSCORE !! this is a hit

Nice picture, chillin' chipmunk.

aw, that squirrel's pose is just adorable. i know it's not because it's a sad squirrel, but it just makes me want to give him a whole bag of nuts
excellent photo in my opinion. i'm not a very experienced photographer yet, so whatever technical problems it might have aren't apparent to me when i look at this. the subject's just too charming though, so +10

i love the little details like the slightly crooked whiskers and the feet which are slightly turned towards each other in a very human-like pose. great photo!

Isn't this a prairie dog?

I agree with pooblah, having the little guy in the sun would lessen the mood.

Amazing.....Absolutely love this photo!