Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel 3473 - a photo on Flickriver

            I've been running late today, really late. Will catch up tomorrow. Meanwhile, this was on the "upload list," and it will be a semicolon in a string of avian photos. I found him and six of his friends scampering and chirping on and around two boulders near the HQ at Sequoia NP. This one just happened to find something to eat, stopped, and for at least 20 seconds, ate. On a 24" monitor, it may appear life size, not exactly my first intent.

The golden-mantled ground squirrel (Callospermophilus lateralis) is a ground squirrel native to western North America. It is distributed in British Columbia and Alberta through the western United States to California, Arizona, and New Mexico. This species occurs in forests, chaparral, meadow margins, and sagebrush, especially in areas with many rocks or forest litter that provides shelter. It is associated with many kinds of coniferous trees, aspen, and manzanita, and it is a manzanita bud that this little guy is munching.

Most adults are independent, rarely cooperating, and usually competing for resources. They may assemble at sites with abundant food but develop a group hierarchy. Adults reside alone in burrows, creating nests for hibernation or rearing of young. his species becomes vocal when it feels threatened, making squeaking noises or growling. However, it is generally not a very vocal species. 

It may carry the Rocky Mountain wood tick, a vector of Rocky Mountain spotted fever and other diseases. There is no mention of the effect that the Western Fence Lizard has against those diseases, but I don't think the lizard is found at 5-8,000 feet.

Taken in: United States / California / White Wolf (show map)

Taken on: August 12, 2009

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Golden-mantled

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Camera: Canon PowerShot SX20 IS, f/5.7, 1/800 sec, 100mm, ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon PowerShot SX20 IS
Aperture:	f/5.7
Exposure Time:	0.001 sec (1/800)
Focal Length:	100mm
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	ACDSee Pro 6
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