Walking home from work yesterday, I ran into this squirrel eagerly sucking water from a fountain in Lafayette Park, near the White House. I pressed the button on the fountain to see if I could give him a little more water, but the fountain was not actually working, so he’ll have to be satisfied with the drops he could get. I’d like to point out that he never ran off, even when I stuck the camera in his face or pressed the fountain button right by his head.

Lafayette Fountain Squirrel is also featured in today’s DCist Morning Roundup, and was one of the Interesting Flickr photos of 06/06/06.