How's My Manicure?
by Bob and Nancy Kendrick
Title
How's My Manicure?
Artist
Bob and Nancy Kendrick
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
In Bryce Canyon National Park, a golden-mantled ground squirrel relaxed on a dead tree lying on the ground at the edge of the canyon. While stretching, he/she looked like he/she was admiring a manicure!
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From nps.gov: "Bryce Canyon is home to two species of ground squirrels, the Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel and the Rock Squirrel. It is hard to mistake the two as the Rock Squirrel is usually twice the size of the Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel and lacks the Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel's stripes along its sides. The Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel can be identified by its chipmunk-like stripes and coloration, but unlike chipmunks, it lacks any facial stripes. It is commonly found living in the same habitat as Uinta Chipmunks.
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The Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel is similar to chipmunks in more than just its appearance. Although it is a traditional hibernator, building up its body fat to survive the winter asleep, it is also known to store some food in its burrow, like the chipmunk, for consumption upon waking in the spring. Both the Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel and the chipmunk have cheek pouches for carrying food. Cheek pouches allow them to transport food back to their nests and still run at full speed on all fours. By comparison, when a squirrel is threatened by a predator, it has to drop its food if it wants to make a quick getaway.
Golden-mantled Ground Squirrels dig shallow burrows up to 100 ft (30m) in length with the openings hidden in a hollow log or under tree roots or a boulder. The female gives birth to a single litter of 4-6 young each summer."
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Bob and Nancy Kendrick
Third place win in the Squirrels Furry Tails and Whiskers contest October 2013! Thanks so much for the votes!
Lianne Schneider
Missed this one while I was away - what a wonderfully detailed and perfectly titled shot. F/V
Nadine and Bob Johnston
. . . Thank you for submitting this, Great subject interest, texture, composition, and color, Published in the Internet publication ARTISTS NEWS.... http://bit.ly/RVPlpf - Anyone can Highlight just the link ---- Use Ctl-C to copy and Ctl-V ---- puts it in Browser to view the publication. You can then, Tweet, FB, and email, etc a copy of the publication, to those you feel are interested.
Bob and Nancy Kendrick replied:
Nadine and Bob, Thanks so much for the feature and publication in ARTISTS NEWS!
Nadine and Bob Johnston
Just had to tell you that this is one of my ... Top Five FAVORITES ... of all images seen in groups today.
Bob and Nancy Kendrick replied:
Thanks so much Nadine and Bob! Off to vote etc. on some of your images!
Bob and Nancy Kendrick
Ella, Thanks so much for the feature in Nature Wildlife Sunsets and Sunrises!
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