Very nice captures of a couple of cute little critters.
Zooman beat me to it! It's easy to mistake them. And, yeah, they are pugnacious little devils! Nice photos!
Nice shots. I knew they weren't chipmunks but didn't know what they were.
They are cute. I wondered why they were called ground squirrels when they look so much like the chipmunks we have here. I did not know about the plague.That's kind of scary. I recall being at Bear Lake once years ago in Rocky Mountain NP. They were obviously accustomed to being fed by tourists and they had gotten very tame. I saw a little girl sitting on a bench while a few of these guys climbed all over her, sat on her shoulders, etc. And we stopped at a rest stop once in Idaho where they were so tame they allowed us to hand-feed them. Won't do that again.
DougS
Loc: Central Arkansas
Wonderfully captured! Hope I get to see them while on our upcoming visit there.
Looks likeyou caught the King of the Hill, Dennis...too many potato chips!!
Very good series, Dennis.
Yes, but now retired with camera in hand.
Zooman is correct on his I.D. Nice series of shots and thanks for your post.
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