Fur Friends

…Last week while my best friend was down, I got to get out and enjoy nature a few times, which was wonderful.  One of the times, we ran into a family of groundhogs.  I am still not 100% certain if they are groundhogs or not, I thought they were muskrats at first.  I am not too good with telling the difference between large rodents.  If you know what they in fact are, let me know.  There was a family with little guys and I swear they were playing and wrestling like kittens and making the cutest squeaky sounds I’ve ever heard, it was sooo cute.  And they kept coming real close to me.  I was in wildlife animal cuteness heaven.

Here are a few shots I took…

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(See ma teef)

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(here is Queen Mama Blob…I couldn’t tell if she was mad or just had that facial expression at all times…she cracked me up with her cranky face)

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(there’s the cranky queen again…haha, i love that mug)

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8 comments:

  1. Marsi @ The Cottage CheeseJune 21, 2010 at 2:57 PM

    These pics are amazing! They look like groundhogs to me, but like you I'm not so sure when it comes to big rodents. They are quite adorable :) I can't believe you were able to get so close! Looks like they were as curious about you as you were about them.

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  2. drollgirlJune 21, 2010 at 5:26 PM

    YOU ARE KILLING ME!!! i love them, whatever they are! little beavers? i don't even know! but they are HILARIOUS and your shots are FANTASTIC and i wish i could see them in person!!!!!

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  3. SamJune 21, 2010 at 7:04 PM

    OH! Such serious faces!!! Love their tails though and anything furry and stubular has my vote! Love these photos - thank you sweetie!! XO"s

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  4. LenoreNeverM♡reJune 21, 2010 at 9:03 PM

    so cuuuute!
    The mating scene is R-rated!
    whahaha...
    xo*

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  5. the spectatorJune 21, 2010 at 10:09 PM

    I have heard of ground hogs however, I thought they would be sort of more piggy. These are more cutie looking beaver boys.

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  6. Kitty StampedeJune 22, 2010 at 5:16 AM

    ...I thought they were very beaver-ish as well!!! but i asked a bunch of people and groundhog was the most common answer. i'll have to start keeping record of all the answers and come up with a verdict. it's bugging me!!! hehe.

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  7. CHRISTI JAYJune 22, 2010 at 9:39 AM

    wow those are pretty cute! i think they're groundhogs, but the only groundhog ive ever seen is the one that my cat dragged in at 5 am. that one was more vicious and angry than cute. understandably so...

    they do look very beaver-ish though, but dont beavers have that flat wide tail thing? i vote groundhog.

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  8. Asylum DollyJune 23, 2010 at 11:30 PM

    What are they doing in pic number 8???
    I thought other people might have noticed that, but i scrolled through the comments, and nope- i'm the only sicko here.

    They are so CUUUUUUTE! I love little furry creatures too. Especially these, as we don't have them here!
    Loves the little random squirrel in there too. We don't have those either. I find them so cute and magical fairytale looking :)

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