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Otospermophilus beecheyi
"The squirrel's upper parts are mottled, the fur containing a mixture of gray, light brown and dusky hairs; the underside is lighter, buff or grayish yellow. The fur around the eyes is whitish, while that around the ears is black. Head and body are about 30 cm (12 in) long and the tail an additional 15 cm (5.9 in). " - Wikipedia
Dixon Lake. It "is a common and easily observed ground squirrel of the western United States and the Baja California peninsula; it is common in Oregon and California and its range has relatively recently extended into Washington and northwestern Nevada." - Wikipedia
"As is typical for ground squirrels, California ground squirrels live in burrows which they excavate themselves. Some burrows are occupied communally but each individual squirrel has its own entrance. Although they readily become tame in areas used by humans, and quickly learn to take food left or offered by picnickers, they spend most of their time within 25 m (82 ft) of their burrow, and rarely go further than 50 m (160 ft) from it." - Wikipedia
Spotted on Dec 3, 2013
Submitted on Dec 4, 2013
4 Comments
Thank you staccyh! I do too but if I had them in my attic, I may feel differently ;)
This is so adorable! I love squirrels <3
:) They sure are. I'm just glad they're not tearing up my backyard like they do in other places!
cute!