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golden mantled ground squirrels
Spermophilus lateralis
42.9355, -122.049
Field Notes
Description:
golden-mantled ground squirrels attracted by thoughtless baiting
Habitat:
northwest montane conifer forest
Notes:
spotted at Cloud Cap viewpoint in Crater Lake National Park, where someone, despite signage prohibiting doing so, had placed peanuts on a rock wall; the squirrels, obviously habituated to being around humans, and to being presented with such illegal and ill-advised handouts, were approachable--up to a point--and easy to photograph; original media Kodak TMax100 (35mm b&w negative) film exposed using Minolta 700 si SLR with 50mm close-up lens and yellow filter; negatives subsequently scanned and images saved as digital files
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