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Two juveniles of what seems to be California ground squirrels. They were in the shrubs between the sea cliff and the ocean; it seemed like they were gnawing on trash. They didn't seem too bothered by the proximity of people.
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A single adult individual; was running around the remains of the road. Its right leg and tail seems to have red paint on it.
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Observation and photos by Annette Morasch, sent to nature@nhm.org.
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Observation and photos by Annette Morasch, sent to nature@nhm.org.
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Observation and photos by Annette Morasch, sent to nature@nhm.org.
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This little guy was fairly aggressive and absolutely fearless of humans. I encountered him near the picnic area of Temescal Canyon park. He kept creeping closer and closer and did not back off from vocal warnings, only leaving when I got up and stomped the ground right next to him. He had two spots in his fur that could have been a wound of some kind. At one point he ran under our picnic table and picked up a sugary cracker and ran off with it.
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This little guy was fairly aggressive and absolutely fearless of humans. I encountered him near the picnic area of Temescal Canyon park. He kept creeping closer and closer and did not back off from vocal warnings, only leaving when I got up and stomped the ground right next to him. He had two spots in his fur that could have been a wound of some kind. At one point he ran under our picnic table and picked up a sugary cracker and ran off with it.
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This little guy was fairly aggressive and absolutely fearless of humans. I encountered him near the picnic area of Temescal Canyon park. He kept creeping closer and closer and did not back off from vocal warnings, only leaving when I got up and stomped the ground right next to him. He had two spots in his fur that could have been a wound of some kind. At one point he ran under our picnic table and picked up a sugary cracker and ran off with it.
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This little guy was fairly aggressive and absolutely fearless of humans. I encountered him near the picnic area of Temescal Canyon park. He kept creeping closer and closer and did not back off from vocal warnings, only leaving when I got up and stomped the ground right next to him. He had two spots in his fur that could have been a wound of some kind. At one point he ran under our picnic table and picked up a sugary cracker and ran off with it.
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Definitely a California Ground Squirrel or Beechey's Ground Squirrel. He sits on the deck railing and hangs out. I started seeing him as soon as it got warmer this winter.
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Definitely a California Ground Squirrel or Beechey's Ground Squirrel. He sits on the deck railing and hangs out. I started seeing him as soon as it got warmer this winter.
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On the beach.