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California Ground Squirrel

Otospermophilus beecheyi

Description:

A picture i took and my moms' ex-boyfriend was feeding it potato chips(idk why), but it just came right up to us not even scared at all.

Habitat:

By the Beach.

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7 Comments

Apple
Apple 11 years ago

Looks like it could be a fox squirrel:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sciurus_nig...

KarenL
KarenL 11 years ago

Very cute!
Welcome to Project Noah GuitarDanceGirl!

Apple
Apple 11 years ago

You should consider adding it to the Project Squirrel mission at: http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/3600...

GuitarDanceGrl
GuitarDanceGrl 11 years ago

It was at Pebble Beach, CA

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 11 years ago

those road side squirrels are very friendly near Carmel and Monterey bay.

delaneysivo
delaneysivo 11 years ago

Which Beach

Sachin Zaveri
Sachin Zaveri 11 years ago

Nice one,

GuitarDanceGrl
Spotted by
GuitarDanceGrl

California, USA

Spotted on May 8, 2011
Submitted on Jan 13, 2012

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