A canine friend ready for a frolic. A puppy prepared to pounce. A million other familiar references.
This picture has always tickled me, always put a healthful smile on my face. A trick of angle, sure, for anyone watching from a different vantage would have seen nothing more intriguing than a nutria (a.k.a. coypu; Myocaster coypus) climbing the inclined shore of White Rock Lake in Sunset Bay.
Yet my vantage, lying prostrate on the ground uphill from the water’s edge, made it look as though this behemoth rodent was in fact getting ready for some rough-and-tumble play.
How do you know he wasn’t? Did you try throwing a stick?
LOL! I didn’t think about that, Joy. Next time I’ll see if the little critter is up for a game of fetch. Wouldn’t that be a sight!
for sure! that angle is perfect! Funny you posted this – We just saw 4 nutria the other day. I know they’re invasive but they’re still cute.
Thanks, Jill! And I hear ya. I know they’re not native and they can do some major damage, but they’re awfully cute and fun to watch.
Was s/he startled to see you?
No, it definitely wasn’t surprised by me, Jain. There were a lot of people milling about the lake that evening, many of them much closer to the nutria than I was. In fact, I have some photos of a woman kneeling down in front of it trying to get it to eat from her hands. The poor thing is WAY too accustomed to people.