起立！

地リスが起立。
足下にはあちこちに穴が。
草を器用に両手でつかみ、モグモグ。
あれ、さっきまでいたパートナーは
どこかにいっちゃったよ。
夢中になりすぎ。

_ ニオブララ砦野生動物地区、ネブラスカ州、アメリカ

Attention! Attention!

This prairie dog is supposed to
be on guard.
There are holes, entrances to
prairie dog burrows, all around
him. But there he stands nibbling
a bit of grass. Where has his
partner, who was just there,
disappeared to?
He’s too self-absorbed.

_ Fort Niobrara Wilderness, Nebraska, U.S.A.