{"id":141427,"date":"2025-03-10T02:33:07","date_gmt":"2025-03-10T07:33:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=141427"},"modified":"2025-07-07T12:24:02","modified_gmt":"2025-07-07T17:24:02","slug":"more-bairds-pocket-gopher-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2025\/03\/10\/more-bairds-pocket-gopher-photos\/","title":{"rendered":"More Baird&#8217;s Pocket Gopher Photos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday, <a href=\"https:\/\/stevecreek.com\/bairds-pocket-gopher-in-arkansas-a-wildlife-garden-encounter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Steve<\/span><\/a> told me to grab my camera. I did, and within a minute, I had a Baird&#8217;s Pocket Gopher in my viewfinder, one with a wonderfully clear view.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload aligncenter wp-image-141412 size-full\" title=\"Garden Baird's Pocket Gopher\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/bairds-gopher-garden-mia-mcpherson-6722.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/bairds-gopher-garden-mia-mcpherson-6722.jpg\" alt=\"Garden Baird's Pocket Gopher, Sebastian County, Arkansas\" width=\"900\" height=\"643\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%27643%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20900%20643%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%27643%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/bairds-gopher-garden-mia-mcpherson-6722-200x143.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/bairds-gopher-garden-mia-mcpherson-6722-250x179.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/bairds-gopher-garden-mia-mcpherson-6722-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/bairds-gopher-garden-mia-mcpherson-6722-400x286.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/bairds-gopher-garden-mia-mcpherson-6722-600x429.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/bairds-gopher-garden-mia-mcpherson-6722-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/bairds-gopher-garden-mia-mcpherson-6722-800x572.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/bairds-gopher-garden-mia-mcpherson-6722.jpg 900w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Garden Baird&#8217;s Pocket Gopher \u2013 Canon R7, handheld, f8, 1\/80, ISO 640, Canon EF 100-400mm II at 321mm, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Some of the pocket gopher images I&#8217;m sharing today were picked simply because they made me laugh. Lately, I&#8217;ve felt the need to laugh a lot more. You might be feeling that way too, and if you are, I hope these funny photos do the trick.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload aligncenter wp-image-141413 size-full\" title=\"Baird's Pocket Gopher checking out the garden\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/bairds-gopher-garden-mia-mcpherson-6932.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/bairds-gopher-garden-mia-mcpherson-6932.jpg\" alt=\"Baird's Pocket Gopher checking out the garden, Sebastian County, Arkansas\" width=\"900\" height=\"643\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%27643%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20900%20643%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%27643%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/bairds-gopher-garden-mia-mcpherson-6932-200x143.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/bairds-gopher-garden-mia-mcpherson-6932-250x179.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/bairds-gopher-garden-mia-mcpherson-6932-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/bairds-gopher-garden-mia-mcpherson-6932-400x286.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/bairds-gopher-garden-mia-mcpherson-6932-600x429.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/bairds-gopher-garden-mia-mcpherson-6932-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/bairds-gopher-garden-mia-mcpherson-6932-800x572.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/bairds-gopher-garden-mia-mcpherson-6932.jpg 900w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Baird&#8217;s Pocket Gopher checking out the garden \u2013 Canon R7, handheld, f8, 1\/125, ISO 640, Canon EF 100-400mm II at 349mm, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Some of the photos I picked because of the wonderful views I had of this hard-to-photograph, underground-dwelling, furry gopher.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload aligncenter wp-image-141414 size-full\" title=\"Baird's Pocket Gopher with a dirty nose\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/bairds-gopher-garden-mia-mcpherson-7078.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/bairds-gopher-garden-mia-mcpherson-7078.jpg\" alt=\"Baird's Pocket Gopher with a dirty nose, Sebastian County, Arkansas\" width=\"900\" height=\"643\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%27643%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20900%20643%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%27643%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/bairds-gopher-garden-mia-mcpherson-7078-200x143.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/bairds-gopher-garden-mia-mcpherson-7078-250x179.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/bairds-gopher-garden-mia-mcpherson-7078-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/bairds-gopher-garden-mia-mcpherson-7078-400x286.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/bairds-gopher-garden-mia-mcpherson-7078-600x429.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/bairds-gopher-garden-mia-mcpherson-7078-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/bairds-gopher-garden-mia-mcpherson-7078-800x572.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/bairds-gopher-garden-mia-mcpherson-7078.jpg 900w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Baird&#8217;s Pocket Gopher with a dirty nose \u2013 Canon R7, handheld, f8, 1\/160, ISO 800, Canon EF 100-400mm II at 349mm, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n<p>But mostly, I picked the ones that made me laugh. Doesn\u2019t this pocket gopher look like it should have a speech bubble next to it with a funny saying?<\/p>\n<p>Something like:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;Did you bring snacks, or am I gonna have to dig up my own?!&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;You wouldn\u2019t believe the drama happening underground today!&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Who said &#8216;whack-a-mole&#8217;?! I will not stand for this slander!&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload aligncenter wp-image-141415 size-full\" title=\"Head on Baird's Pocket Gopher\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/bairds-gopher-garden-mia-mcpherson-7083.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/bairds-gopher-garden-mia-mcpherson-7083.jpg\" alt=\"Head on Baird's Pocket Gopher, Sebastian County, Arkansas\" width=\"900\" height=\"643\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%27643%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20900%20643%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%27643%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/bairds-gopher-garden-mia-mcpherson-7083-200x143.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/bairds-gopher-garden-mia-mcpherson-7083-250x179.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/bairds-gopher-garden-mia-mcpherson-7083-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/bairds-gopher-garden-mia-mcpherson-7083-400x286.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/bairds-gopher-garden-mia-mcpherson-7083-600x429.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/bairds-gopher-garden-mia-mcpherson-7083-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/bairds-gopher-garden-mia-mcpherson-7083-800x572.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/bairds-gopher-garden-mia-mcpherson-7083.jpg 900w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Head on Baird&#8217;s Pocket Gopher \u2013 Canon R7, handheld, f8, 1\/160, ISO 800, Canon EF 100-400mm II at 349mm, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Or maybe something like:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;I came out for some sunshine, and all I got was this weird human staring at me!&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;I was told there\u2019d be free WiFi up here.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;What do you mean, &#8216;stop eating the garden&#8217;?! That\u2019s literally my job!&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload aligncenter wp-image-141416 size-full\" title=\"Baird's Pocket Gopher peeking out of the dirt\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/bairds-gopher-garden-mia-mcpherson-7132.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/bairds-gopher-garden-mia-mcpherson-7132.jpg\" alt=\"Baird's Pocket Gopher peeking out of the dirt, Sebastian County, Arkansas\" width=\"900\" height=\"643\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%27643%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20900%20643%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%27643%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/bairds-gopher-garden-mia-mcpherson-7132-200x143.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/bairds-gopher-garden-mia-mcpherson-7132-250x179.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/bairds-gopher-garden-mia-mcpherson-7132-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/bairds-gopher-garden-mia-mcpherson-7132-400x286.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/bairds-gopher-garden-mia-mcpherson-7132-600x429.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/bairds-gopher-garden-mia-mcpherson-7132-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/bairds-gopher-garden-mia-mcpherson-7132-800x572.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/bairds-gopher-garden-mia-mcpherson-7132.jpg 900w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Baird&#8217;s Pocket Gopher peeking out of the dirt \u2013 Canon R7, handheld, f8, 1\/160, ISO 800, Canon EF 100-400mm II at 349mm, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n<p>I know I had a marvelous time photographing this Baird&#8217;s Pocket Gopher yesterday, it made for a great morning!<\/p>\n<p>Life <em>is<\/em> good.<\/p>\n<p>Mia<\/p>\n<p>Click <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/bairds-pocket-gopher-images\/\">here<\/a><\/span> to see more of my Baird\u2019s Pocket Gopher photos plus facts and information about this species.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday, Steve told me to grab my camera. I did, and within a minute, I had a Baird&#8217;s Pocket Gopher in my viewfinder\u2014one with a wonderfully clear 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Pocket Gopher In Arkansas","author":"Mia McPherson","date":"March 8, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"These photos of a Baird's Pocket Gopher mark only the second time I've had this rodent species in my viewfinder\u2014once in Oklahoma and now in Arkansas.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Arkansas&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Arkansas","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/category\/locations\/arkansas\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Baird's Pocket Gopher close up in Arkansas, Sebastian County","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/bairds-pocket-gopher-arkansas-mia-mcpherson-6642.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/bairds-pocket-gopher-arkansas-mia-mcpherson-6642.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, 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