From time to time I visit the ground squirrels in Lower Austria and I also did it this year in the summer when I was on the journey to vienna and made a short stop by at the place where these ground squirrels live. It is always a pleasure watching them and during the later summer it is easier to get some closeup pictures since they come really close to you and sometimes even get as close so you could nearly take them with your hand. The squirrels are cute and a very nice photography subject. In late summer they even had some small ground squirrels that where enjoying the warm sun out on the meaddow.
Ground Squirrel eating some grass. Picture: Florian Glechner.
| Camera used | Nikon D500 |
|---|---|
| Lens used | Sigma 150-600 mm lens |
| Filter used | none |
| Exposure Time | 1/2000 Seconds |
| Aperture used | F6.3 |
| Focal Length | 600 mm |
| Time | 09:28 am |
| ISO | 100 |
In the morning when the sun starts getting warmer they come out of their earth caves and look for food in the low grass and of course also enjoy the warm sun heating up their fur. Since they are usually very shy animals but not on this spot that I know, it is pretty easy to get very close to them and take some nice pictures, especially when you have some time and wait for them to approach you when lying in the grass. Some people try to lure them close to them with some food like apples or other things they bring. I don't like this very much since I prefer them eating food they can find on their own. But when I started taking pictures of them I also broght some seeds to lure them. But since they come close anyway and you don't even need some bait I stopped feeding them. Most important thing is anyway the patience, they are curious anyway and come close on their own at least on this spot.
I have already seen some ground squirrels on other spots that are completely shy and hide in their earth caves as soon as they see a human.
Ground Squirrel eating an apple left behind from some people. Picture: Florian Glechner.
| Camera used | Nikon D500 |
|---|---|
| Lens used | Sigma 150-600 mm lens |
| Filter used | none |
| Exposure Time | 1/2000 Seconds |
| Aperture used | F6.3 |
| Focal Length | 600 mm |
| Time | 09:24 am |
| ISO | 100 |
Baby Ground Squirrel in the short grass. Picture: Florian Glechner.
| Camera used | Nikon D500 |
|---|---|
| Lens used | Sigma 150-600 mm lens |
| Filter used | none |
| Exposure Time | 1/2000 Seconds |
| Aperture used | F6.3 |
| Focal Length | 600 mm |
| Time | 09:27 am |
| ISO | 100 |
Closeup of a groundsquirrel. Picture: Florian Glechner.
| Camera used | Nikon D500 |
|---|---|
| Lens used | Sigma 150-600 mm lens |
| Filter used | none |
| Exposure Time | 1/2000 Seconds |
| Aperture used | F6.3 |
| Focal Length | 600 mm |
| Time | 09:24 am |
| ISO | 100 |
Ground squirrel in the grass. Picture: Florian Glechner.
| Camera used | Nikon D500 |
|---|---|
| Lens used | Sigma 150-600 mm lens |
| Filter used | none |
| Exposure Time | 1/2000 Seconds |
| Aperture used | F6.3 |
| Focal Length | 600 mm |
| Time | 09:24 am |
| ISO | 100 |
Ground squirrel biting its tongue. Picture: Florian Glechner.
| Camera used | Nikon D500 |
|---|---|
| Lens used | Sigma 150-600 mm lens |
| Filter used | none |
| Exposure Time | 1/2000 Seconds |
| Aperture used | F6.3 |
| Focal Length | 600 mm |
| Time | 09:24 am |
| ISO | 100 |
Ground squirrel eating some grass seemen. Picture: Florian Glechner.
| Camera used | Nikon D500 |
|---|---|
| Lens used | Sigma 150-600 mm lens |
| Filter used | none |
| Exposure Time | 1/2000 Seconds |
| Aperture used | F6.3 |
| Focal Length | 600 mm |
| Time | 09:24 am |
| ISO | 100 |
Ground squirrel enjoying the warm ground. Picture: Florian Glechner.
| Camera used | Nikon D500 |
|---|---|
| Lens used | Sigma 150-600 mm lens |
| Filter used | none |
| Exposure Time | 1/2000 Seconds |
| Aperture used | F6.3 |
| Focal Length | 600 mm |
| Time | 09:24 am |
| ISO | 100 |
Baby ground squirrel enjoying the world. Picture: Florian Glechner.
| Camera used | Nikon D500 |
|---|---|
| Lens used | Sigma 150-600 mm lens |
| Filter used | none |
| Exposure Time | 1/2000 Seconds |
| Aperture used | F6.3 |
| Focal Length | 600 mm |
| Time | 09:24 am |
| ISO | 100 |
Baby ground squirrels are possibly on of the cutest animals. Picture: Florian Glechner.
| Camera used | Nikon D500 |
|---|---|
| Lens used | Sigma 150-600 mm lens |
| Filter used | none |
| Exposure Time | 1/2000 Seconds |
| Aperture used | F6.3 |
| Focal Length | 600 mm |
| Time | 09:24 am |
| ISO | 100 |
Is there something eatable? Picture: Florian Glechner.
| Camera used | Nikon D500 |
|---|---|
| Lens used | Sigma 150-600 mm lens |
| Filter used | none |
| Exposure Time | 1/2000 Seconds |
| Aperture used | F6.3 |
| Focal Length | 600 mm |
| Time | 09:24 am |
| ISO | 100 |
Hmm don't think so! Picture: Florian Glechner.
| Camera used | Nikon D500 |
|---|---|
| Lens used | Sigma 150-600 mm lens |
| Filter used | none |
| Exposure Time | 1/2000 Seconds |
| Aperture used | F6.3 |
| Focal Length | 600 mm |
| Time | 09:24 am |
| ISO | 100 |
eating a piece of an apple. Picture: Florian Glechner.
| Camera used | Nikon D500 |
|---|---|
| Lens used | Sigma 150-600 mm lens |
| Filter used | none |
| Exposure Time | 1/2000 Seconds |
| Aperture used | F6.3 |
| Focal Length | 600 mm |
| Time | 09:24 am |
| ISO | 100 |
Ground squirrel. Picture: Florian Glechner
| Camera used | Nikon D500 |
|---|---|
| Lens used | Sigma 150-600 mm lens |
| Filter used | none |
| Exposure Time | 1/2000 Seconds |
| Aperture used | F6.3 |
| Focal Length | 600 mm |
| Time | 09:24 am |
| ISO | 100 |
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The squirrel in the first picture looks like a quokka- the happiest animals ever! (According to me lol)
I wonder how the animals behave differently over at your place when it comes to relations with humans. I was telling someone the other day that around here, even birds fly off of poles they were resting on when people simply walk on a path close to it. I also suggested it could have something to do with the fact that we hunted them a lot around here, and that they’re probably used to us being more of predator than friend.
You can’t come anywhere close to these guys here. Especially considering how fast they are. Maybe the squirrels around here are not as curious as the ones around yours? Or maybe they just know better than to trust humans:)
Yes, there is a lake where every summer hundreds of people swim and enjoy their free time just some meters from the ground squirrels away. So they are used to people.
They're so cute! Especially the photo with the apple is very touching.😊
Yes at least an apple is not that bad for them but people sometimes throw old bread and other bad food for them. This is a little problem, because they can get ill from bad food.
There is a new sign not to feed them bread and processed food but it doesn't really help.
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awww, so cute.. what a cute little animal.!!!