Backlit Ground Squirrel

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Here’s a Yosemite Ground Squirrel I observed warming up this morning up in Yosemite Valley. D500, Nikon 2-500 lens, 1.4 TC, 1/800th, f 8.0, ISO 4000, 700mm, hand held, AI Clear

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It is soooo cute !
I may prefer to burn the back lit whites to get some more details there and may crop some of the rock at the bottom.