Camera-hogging squirrel an Internet sensation

Camera-hogging squirrel an Internet sensation http://www.thestar.com/News/Canada/article/681176

"The camera’s self-timer was set and Alberta’s Banff National Park was providing a beautiful backdrop for a beaming couple when a wide-eyed ground squirrel popped into the frame and stole the shot. The camera’s focus locked onto the squirrel and the squirrel stared right back. A few feet behind the furry model, Melissa Brandts and her husband Jackson burst into laughter, their smiles blurred by the camera lens now focussed on the intruder. The finished product? A surprising, funny and adorable shot photographer Melissa calls “A once in a lifetime moment.” The squirrel photo, submitted to the magazine, was posted in its “Daily Dozen” gallery of readers’ pictures. Since then, newspapers around the world have written about the curious squirrel and links to the photo have flooded the web. Some people can’t get enough of the squirrel and have already turned the critter into an Internet meme. In a practice dubbed “squirrel bombing,” the same Alberta squirrel is cut out and can be found on the Net popping up in front of a Bill Clinton press conference and a Paris Hilton red carpet appearance.

From the Youtube posting, "The famous Photobomber Squirrel of Banff National Park now on film, doing his photobomb routine throughout the Park. The Crasher Squirrel in the famous picture has been showing up all around the Park. He's nuts in front of the camera. The Banff Crasher Squirrel has appeared on TV and in newspapers around the world, including CBC and CNN and the Banff Crasher Squirrel has sparked a wave of photoshop photos and avatars making Banff Crasher Squirrel the latest internet celebrity."