{"id":105481,"date":"2022-08-28T04:03:07","date_gmt":"2022-08-28T10:03:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=105481"},"modified":"2022-08-28T04:03:07","modified_gmt":"2022-08-28T10:03:07","slug":"roadside-young-rock-squirrel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2022\/08\/28\/roadside-young-rock-squirrel\/","title":{"rendered":"Roadside Young Rock Squirrel"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"YoungYoung Rock Squirrel portrait \u2013 Nikon D500, f9, 1\/1600, ISO 640, -0.7 EV, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

Almost two weeks ago I took a series of images of this young Rock Squirrel<\/span><\/a> near its burrow next to a dusty dirt road high in the Wasatch Mountains. When I slowly drove closer to the squirrel I thought it would take off but it stood its ground. I was able to pull over onto the other side of the road and take portraits of the young squirrel.<\/p>\n

I don’t get these Rock Squirrels in my viewfinder as often as I would like. More often than not I see them running up the slopes through my windshield and disappearing from my sight before I can get to them. For that reason I was thrilled to take photos of this youngster. I was even happier that my images were portraits because of the fine details I can see in my photos.<\/p>\n

A bicyclist rode past me which scared the young Rock Squirrel into its burrow but before then I was able to take thirty-six\u00a0 images of the squirrel. I waited around hoping that the squirrel would come back but after about five minutes I headed down the road.<\/p>\n

I was disappointed that the squirrel didn’t come back above ground but leaving it when I did was the right choice. Just a few minutes later I stopped for my lifer photos of a young Yellow-breasted Chat<\/span><\/a>. If I had waited longer to leave I would have missed out on seeing and photographing the chat. Some people might call that luck, chance or good timing. I personally like calling it a moment of sweet serendipity.<\/p>\n

Life is<\/em> good.<\/p>\n

Mia<\/p>\n

Click here<\/a><\/span> to see more of my Rock Squirrel photos plus facts and information about this species.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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