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This Golden Mantled Ground Squirrel was about to be a mommy (swollen teats and overly thick through the middle) and was very hungry. She begged food from us for most of the time we spent on the summit of Avalanche Peak.
I know one is not supposed to feed the wildlife, but I admit I fed her (I shared my granola bars with her – she especially liked the nuts and seeds). Of the dozen or so squirrels on the summit, she was the only “pushy” one and ate right out of my hand (once she finished licking salt from the straps of my pack). Obviously I was not the first person to feed her.
© Mike Hoyt, 9jul07.
Comments
[ Post a Comment ]| julesblaidd | Very cute ! :-) | | 
Voted 10/10 | And it's very nice job ! What kind of photomachine did you take this picture ? | | Posted Jul 21, 2007 2:22 pm |
 | | thephotohiker | Re: Very cute ! :-) | | 
Hasn't voted | Thanks. A Nikon D80 with an 18-136mm lens. | | Posted Jul 21, 2007 2:42 pm |
| | dmiki | Re: Very cute ! :-) | | 
Voted 10/10 | Did she lick the camera as well? ;) | | Posted Jul 21, 2007 3:50 pm |
| Mayhey Kid | Great pic | | 
Voted 10/10 | Almost posing for you. Good job! | | Posted Jul 21, 2007 10:56 pm |
| lindasyh | Feeding wildlife | | 
Voted 10/10 | Shamie, shamie! | | Posted Jul 22, 2007 6:41 pm |
| klhoyt1956 | Very Cute Indeed | | 
Hasn't voted | Perhaps you were not the first person to feed her, but obviously you don't know what it's like to be pregnant ... anything for food, including abandonment of prior scripting or instinctual coding! No fault points for feeding a hungry mom. | | Posted Jul 23, 2007 10:49 pm |
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