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California Ground Squirrel

Otospermophilus beecheyi

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California ground squirrel

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Ground squirrel
danny.thorpe
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Gordon Dietzman
This looks like a California ground squirrel (Otospermophilus beecheyi). See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_ground_squirrel and see if you agree. If you do, could you please edit this sighting? Nice photograph!
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PublishedMay 13, 2011

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