Unexpectedly cute observations - what are yours?

[ra_teo]

SQUIRREL!!! just the cutest thing of the week for me!

[broacher]

How goes the song?

“Slugs just wanna have fu-uh-uh-n’“.

[snakes4life]

That’s my second-favorite species of snakes. My favorite species is the hog-nosed snake.

[squidtk]

This freak tripped on a peanut while I was taking pictures

[broacher]

All I had on me was one of those cheapy little digital micoscopes when I spied this little tussock cat.

[mkanimallover]

Aww! What an adorable little frog! Welcome to the forum!

[mkanimallover]

That’s cool! We need more herpers on here! Welcome!

[broacher]

Fluffy, the over-achieving Moth Fly.

[nikthecowboy]

Here are some more cute birds!

Top: Juvenile Red tailed hawk

Bottom: Eastern screech owl (gray morph)

[Carmen]

My cousins and I were trying to feed this shy turtle-but it wasn’t easy with a greedy duck and koi swimming around!

[earthknight]

This little jumping spider was especially cute, the second picture in particular.

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/39073038

[broacher]

When I first spotted these developing slime molds it made me wonder if they somehow inspired Hayao Miyazaki for the tree spirits (the Kodama) that appear in his film, Princess Mononoke.

Mr. Miyazaki’s eye for real natural details never ceases to amaze me.