Designer Coat
Driving through some of the backroads of Saskatchewan last summer, it was interesting to see all the Prairie Dogs alongside of the roads. A little disturbing too, as these little guys see no danger in fast approaching vehicles and would dart right in front of the car with no way to avoid them. They seemed to be prevalent around our campsite as well and had no fear of people - often running right past our feet.
This little guy stood out from the crowd with his seemingly designer coat. It was fascinating to see the perfect symmetry of the alternating dark and brown stripes with the lighter dots evenly spaced between the lines. Later, I read that it has 13 stipes running from the neck to base of the tail and practically enough, is called the Thirteen Lines Ground Squirrel.
This particular critter only appeared on one of the days we were there and seemed to have a taste for a very specific little plant. I had a longer lens on my camera and couldn't quite get enough DOF to capture more of that fascinating coat - but hopefully, you get the idea.
Designer Coat
Driving through some of the backroads of Saskatchewan last summer, it was interesting to see all the Prairie Dogs alongside of the roads. A little disturbing too, as these little guys see no danger in fast approaching vehicles and would dart right in front of the car with no way to avoid them. They seemed to be prevalent around our campsite as well and had no fear of people - often running right past our feet.
This little guy stood out from the crowd with his seemingly designer coat. It was fascinating to see the perfect symmetry of the alternating dark and brown stripes with the lighter dots evenly spaced between the lines. Later, I read that it has 13 stipes running from the neck to base of the tail and practically enough, is called the Thirteen Lines Ground Squirrel.
This particular critter only appeared on one of the days we were there and seemed to have a taste for a very specific little plant. I had a longer lens on my camera and couldn't quite get enough DOF to capture more of that fascinating coat - but hopefully, you get the idea.