Squirrel smelling flower

Julian Rad, a Wildlife photographer from Austria, shows the most lovable wild animal shots of squirrels, hamsters, and foxes that you’ve probably ever seen. I recently came across this professional photographer on Instagram and I instantly fell in love with his adorable animals and their funny images. Back in 2015, he won the renowned Comedy Wildlife Photography Award with his image of a running hamster, titled "Rush hour".

Ground squirrel stops to smell a yellow flower

Arctic ground squirrel eating alpine sweetvetch (but looking like it stopped to smell the flowers). Photo: Lee W. Petersen.

Van Duijn revealed to Bored Panda what motivated him to photograph the ground squirrels who are so lovingly hugging flowers in his pictures.“I saw pictures of these adorable animals from other photographers and wanted to photograph them myself. Because I like flowers and animals, I tried to combine them. I am always looking for ways to capture nature in its most unaffected form.”The photographer added more about the ground squirrels: “There were a lot of curious squirrels, so it was not hard…