Cuteness won me over this week. Ground squirrels are very appealing anyway, but baby ones with their frail vulnerability even more so.
This youngster had ventured outside the burrow on its own to soak some early morning sun. I took this photo in the Central Kalahari Game Reserve in central Botswana.
Posted by Carol
letting nature back in 
July 14, 2018 at 8:19 pm
Nice photo. This must be my week for squirrel photos. Here’s another one I liked: https://davidmsphotoblog.com/2018/07/10/squirrel-in-dappled-sunlight/
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July 15, 2018 at 8:30 pm
Thanks for the link – I also really like the photo. Such character in such small creatures.
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July 14, 2018 at 4:45 pm
I love squirrels! We have grey, red, chipmunk and groundhog in the garden but none can beat the cuteness of your little ground baby. He looks quite fragile sitting there. I guess we are all that if the truth is faced ….
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July 15, 2018 at 8:28 pm
How lovely that you welcome all those squirrelly visitors to your garden – all cute in their own way, and all fragile too, as you say.
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July 13, 2018 at 6:25 am
‘Cute’ seems to be the word, so I’m interested in de Wets Wild’s comment. Lovely photo.
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July 13, 2018 at 9:29 pm
Me too. Thanks Margaret.
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July 13, 2018 at 4:01 am
Again, your species is quite different from ours. The ears on your model are so tiny and the markings are so much whiter. It makes him/her especially cute.
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July 13, 2018 at 10:44 am
These ground dwelling squirrels are adapted to arid regions where they excavate and live in burrows under the sands, where small ears would be more appropriate. The colour of these squirrels can be variable depending on region (but they are usually not that dark), and there is a species that does not have the stripes. In fact the full name of this species is Striped Ground Squirrel, which I should have mentioned!
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July 13, 2018 at 2:42 am
Isn’t he just the cutest little thing!?
We’ll soon be posting a few photos our son took of ground squirrels that’s going to dent their cutesy reputation just a little… 😉
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July 13, 2018 at 10:26 am
Uh-oh. I have spent a lot of time observing ground squirrels so might know what you mean 🙂 I am curious to know what your son will bring to light … 😉
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July 15, 2018 at 2:12 am
The post has been scheduled for the 22nd of July 😉
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July 15, 2018 at 8:30 pm
Will look out for it – thanks.
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July 13, 2018 at 12:13 am
Cute!
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July 13, 2018 at 10:20 am
🙂
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July 12, 2018 at 10:32 pm
I have joined a new photo challenge of which Leya who commented on your other post is one of the moderators. Details can be found on my latest post
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July 13, 2018 at 10:20 am
Thanks Abrie. As usual I am struggling to keep up with the blogosphere – I have to burn the midnight oil to do my posts as it is – but I hope to check out the new and interesting photo challenges that are springing up in response to the demise of the WPC. I hope to visit soon.
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