Mexican Ground Squirrel

Gallery: WildlifePosted March 18, 2011262 views12 comments

These little guys are just delightful, scampering around.

South Texas is a very hot and dry climate, and many ranches maintain ponds, like this one, for the birds and wildlife.

D300
500mm
1/320 sec, f/8
Mode: Av
Metering: Multi-segment
Exp comp: -1/3
ISO: 320
AF mode: AF-C
White balance: AUTO
Flash: Off

Comments

12 comments

Comment posted by keith mitchell on March 18, 2011 at 3:05 PM

Hello sandy.
These pools must be great for wildlife,a super capture of this little mammal and the reflection is iceing on the cake.

Keith.

Registered on July 12, 2008, 127 Posts, 1735 Comments

Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on March 18, 2011 at 4:01 PM

What a cutie, Nice reflection too.

Registered on January 24, 2011, 576 Posts, 6942 Comments

Comment posted by Oscar Benavides on March 18, 2011 at 6:33 PM

Good detail of this guy while drinking. I recommend to see the large version. Nice reflexion. What more I like is such a low point of view.

Registered on January 2, 2011, 12 Posts, 141 Comments

Comment posted by Andrius Pašukonis on March 18, 2011 at 6:59 PM

It's a very unusual capture of a chipmunk (or some kind of ground squirrel?) for me and I like it a lot. This is a kind of scene we see with African wildlife at water holes

. Awesome angle, cool reflection

Registered on July 23, 2005, 111 Posts, 408 Comments

Comment posted by Barbara Graham on March 18, 2011 at 7:01 PM

Sandy, great POV, wonderful detail and sharpness on the face, really nice reflection.

Registered on July 27, 2010, 1310 Posts, 5035 Comments

Comment posted by Ashley Vincent on March 19, 2011 at 5:06 AM

Very attractive subject and composition Sandy, and what a wonderful reflection :^)

Kind regards,

Ashley

Registered on March 1, 2011, 154 Posts, 2083 Comments

Comment posted by Mauro Pasquero on March 19, 2011 at 5:14 AM

Hi Sndy,
what a nice capture: very nice natural pose and reflection ! What about my Nutria?
Mauro

Registered on January 21, 2010, 650 Posts, 2500 Comments

Comment posted by Paul Powers on March 19, 2011 at 10:34 AM

Sandy - Perfect reflection image - Paul

Registered on July 25, 2010, 30 Posts, 72 Comments

Comment posted by Ken Archer on March 20, 2011 at 2:39 AM

Sweet One Sandy!!!

Ken Archer

Registered on October 28, 2004, 222 Posts, 6683 Comments

Comment posted by Rick Cloran on March 20, 2011 at 11:54 AM

Great angle. Excellent capture. The techs look spot on.

Registered on April 6, 2004, 119 Posts, 1989 Comments

Comment posted by Gary Gulash on March 20, 2011 at 9:39 PM

Scare resources so often bring 'em out in the open. I like the reflection and over all composition. Strong image!

Registered on January 28, 2005, 879 Posts, 12098 Comments

Comment posted by Stu Porter on March 21, 2011 at 2:20 PM

Lovely reflection shot Sandy and nice low angle :) thanks for sharing. Cheers, Stu

Registered on March 10, 2011, 8 Posts, 58 Comments