Camera Critters
Who Me?
You Talking to Me!
Columbian Ground Squirrel
(Spermophilus columbianus)
Click on the Photo for an Up Close and Personal Meeting
Look at My Fine Profile,
See My Steely Gaze.
Notice My ‘Ready to Pounce’ Stance,
And My Long Razor-Sharp Claws.
Don’t Mess With Me.
Photographed at Two Medicine Lakes in Glacier National Park.
The Columbian Ground Squirrel is common in the interior of the Northwest, in mountain meadows, prairies, and farmland. Sometimes it becomes a pest in agricultural fields. Normally very social, except when giving the Clint Eastwood 'tough guy' pose and 'Robert De Niro' quote. Males defend their individual territory within a colony setting. It has different alarm calls when it spots aerial predators, than for those on the ground. They may store food in the burrow during the summer for use when emerging in the spring from hibernation. They are large, dark gray above, quite reddish below and on the face, forelegs, and near the tail. Martha and I thought they were quite beautiful.
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Troy and Martha
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in the Mojave and Death Valley
Scroll down 2 for Outstanding Yosemite Sunset
by Martha
Scroll down 3 for Photography
at Midnight in Coldfoot
in the land of the Midnight Sun
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Notice My ‘Ready to Pounce’ Stance,
32 comments:
Super nice shots of this little guy... Quite a character!
He looks very interesting!
I love watching squirrels. They have such personality. All the other shots are great also. I just scrolled down and took a look at those beautiful sunsets captured by Martha. Great job.
he is such a cutie... i love the captions you wrote with each pic... you had me chuckling...
i enjoyed!
I stumbled across your blog reading comments on Fancy Sweden's blog. What a great find!?!
I'm glad I found your blog. Great photos and blogging. Keep up the great work!
Erik
Tom: Very nicely done, great squirrel pictures.
cute :)
these are super duper sweet! great captures.
Oh my gosh - this is a fantastic post! I LOVE the photos - they are spectacular, and then your giving some education too, makes this post GREAT!
Great pics of the wee guy! And thank you for the information on these squirrels.
Happy CC and have a great week ahead!
Mine is posted here:
My Life In The Urban Zoo
He's looking for something. Looks like me, got there and now can't remember what he came for.
Troy and Martha, my Camera Critters post was up about 5 minutes after you visited me... I'm sorry you missed it! Your photos of the squirrel are remarkable!! Were you hiding so he didn't see you? :D
Great photos... I really like the profile shot!
So cute!
too cute and nice of him to pose for you!!
Oh he's just adorable!!! I'm always on the lookout for critters... don't get many in town, though! :-)
A handsome little animal indeed, Troy and Martha.
Nice work - I didn't realise they had such long tails!
Great shots of your Critter, looks as tho he wants to be nosey.
Pop and see my CC.
It's good to know something about this little creature. :) Really cute!
He's cute! Are they more like a ground hog or squirrel?
I love photographing these types of critters... they are fun and have the best personalities in the world when you can get them to sit still... LOL... these are fantastic photos!
The Rocky Mountain Retreat
He doesn't seem to mind getting his picture taken! Great shots.
lots of good info here and a willing model ahha sk
What a wonderful photo!
You did a great job in capturing this little guy!
Great shots!
I played too :)
WOW! those are stunning. What you shooting with. I'm in the market for good zoom, so I am always asking. You have a great eye. enjoy your photography.
happy CC!
A very beautiful and lively little thing. I love the photos in the large view. Those claws are awesome!
What a little cutie!
I grew up not far from glacier.. we call these guys goffers..My parents raised on (before I was born) and It loved to ride in the car, on the dash.. It would stand up and whistle everytime a truck went by.. great post. thanks for sharing.
It is a beautiful creature -- and very well captured in these photos. Great work.
Adorable ...
Where did your brother stay for $600 a nite ... had to be near Times Sq .. surely not on the Upper Westside .. unreal ... its a wonder anyone visits NYC .. really the prices at hotels are out of control.
And thanks for sending him to read/see my blog!
:-Daryl
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