California Ground Squirrel by danapommet ()

Photography • Animals • posted on Aug 12, 2015

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Description

I used the California Ground Squirrel as an ID for this little fellow. The Yosemite web site lists 35 different rodents living in the park. I know that this is not a beaver or a porcupine so that is my best guess. They were cute and scampering all over the place begging for food. If I remember correctly this photo was taken up in the Glacier Point area about 3,200 feet (975 meters) above the canyon floor. Photo taken in the 1990s and recently scanned. It is a good zoom.

Thanks for stopping by, taking a look and for all your previous favs and comments.
They are very much appreciated.

Dana

Image Comments (31)

Faemike55 () 1:44AM | Thu, 13 August 2015

They are cute but can pose a problem for horses Great capture

Richardphotos () Online Now! 2:20AM | Thu, 13 August 2015

great capture and they are cute critters

eekdog () Online Now! 2:22AM | Thu, 13 August 2015

like how he peeks his head out of the hole, sort diff then ines i've taken when i had a camera. good shot and best lg view.

bmac62 () 2:41AM | Thu, 13 August 2015

Why does WWI and "the trenches" come to mind. lol. Nice shot Dana.

MagikUnicorn () 2:49AM | Thu, 13 August 2015

Beauty..... poor beast he must have hot at this time of heat wave

RodS () Online Now! 3:59AM | Thu, 13 August 2015

Well, hello, there! Cute little bugger! Very cool shot of the little guy, Dana! I think he was keeping an eye on you! :-D

giulband () 5:08AM | Thu, 13 August 2015

Very very cute animal it seems a very curious about the photographer. Very well taken picture !!

durleybeachbum () 5:31AM | Thu, 13 August 2015

Very cute! Adorable in fact!

bugsnouveau () 6:11AM | Thu, 13 August 2015

Handsome pose...hope you fed him

SunriseGirl () 6:13AM | Thu, 13 August 2015

I think you made a great guess seeing as he is a squirrel and he is living in a ground hole. :) Great capture of him peeking out at you. :)

mtdana () 6:32AM | Thu, 13 August 2015

Looks like a ground Squirrel to me, when they call out a warning they make a high pitched chirp - I always think its a bird. Very cute capture!!!

jayfar () 6:58AM | Thu, 13 August 2015

An excellent 'peek-a-boo' shot Dana.

pat40 () 9:04AM | Thu, 13 August 2015

Fantastic pic Dana

jmb007 () 10:59AM | Thu, 13 August 2015

mignon

CavalierLady () 1:37PM | Thu, 13 August 2015

Well, that certainly is well seen and captured! There are some here out at the lake but they are soooo shy and run away, so no photo ops.

Erestorfan () 4:23PM | Thu, 13 August 2015

Cute little guy! The head and color make me think of the gray squirrels we have here in New Hampshire! Nice shot!

jendellas () 5:35PM | Thu, 13 August 2015

S/he looks very squirrel like in the head. How cute is s/he. xx

T.Rex () 6:45PM | Thu, 13 August 2015

Ah, one of those FAST little fellows! And not so scared of people. But, they have a very hard bite when cornered or disappointed. I saw them at Yosemite, but they're in San Francisco, too. Nice photo of this fellow. Surprising he sat still long enough for the photo. Keep up the good work! :-)

Katraz () 10:00PM | Thu, 13 August 2015

Cute little chap so long as he stays out of the garden.

MrsRatbag () 1:16AM | Fri, 14 August 2015

Looks like a squirrel, and it's in the ground, so I say that makes it a ground squirrel ;) Lovely shot!

wysiwig () 4:16AM | Fri, 14 August 2015

Its a great capture whatever it is. Probably a common gray squirrel but it could be the Golden Mantled Ground Squirrel. See it here: http://www.renderosity.com/mod/gallery/index.php?image_id=2158145&np