{"id":88164,"date":"2021-05-18T05:12:22","date_gmt":"2021-05-18T11:12:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=88164"},"modified":"2026-03-11T13:54:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T18:54:12","slug":"uinta-ground-squirrel-and-an-ant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2021\/05\/18\/uinta-ground-squirrel-and-an-ant\/","title":{"rendered":"Uinta Ground Squirrel And An Ant"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"UintaUinta Ground Squirrel plus an ant \u2013 Nikon D500, f7.1, 1\/2000, ISO 800, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

Last week while up in the Wasatch Mountains<\/span><\/a> I took a series of close up images of this Uinta Ground Squirrel plus an ant on its right front leg. I didn’t realize while I was taking photos of the ground squirrel that it had an ant on its legs. I looked through my photos of the squirrel and saw that the ant was only there for four frames and in three of them I couldn’t even make out that it was<\/em> an ant. This was the only image where I could clearly see it.<\/p>\n

I have taken lots of Uinta Ground Squirrel images over the years and I believe this is the first time I’ve take some with an insect in the photos.<\/p>\n

This week I should start seeing Uinta Ground Squirrel babies near and around their burrows. They are cute plus far more playful than the adults and I hope to take some photos of them too.<\/p>\n

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

Mia<\/p>\n

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

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