Sunday, June 7, 2015

Playing Hide and Seek with the Ground Squirrel Who Lives at Mission San Miguel

Squirrel at Mission San Miguel, © B. RadisavljevicAs I was taking photos of the olive press at Mission San Miguel, I was focusing on the west wall of the mission and suddenly noticed this ground squirrel on this old stump. I always enjoy seeing some wildlife, so I took the squirrel's picture from a distance with my zoom. I didn't dare get closer for fear of having him disappear.




Squirrel at Mission San Miguel, © B. Radisavljevic
Squirrel Prepares to Hide





Sure enough. As I began to cautiously approach the squirrel, he became nervous. You can see him preparing to hide. As I suspected,  he disappeared into his hole in the stump.






Squirrel at Mission San Miguel, © B. Radisavljevic
Squirrel Can't Resist a Peek to See If I'm Still There




But I kept watching. Sure enough. Soon I saw his head sticking out again to see if the coast was clear. He decided it wasn't when he saw me, and then he disappeared for good -- or for as long as I was there.



Squirrel Hole in Stump at Mission San Miguel, © B. Radisavljevic
Looks Like He's Gone for As Long As I'm Here



After he made his final dive into his hole. I came by to see what I could see inside. Not much. It was too dark.










If you ever visit Mission San Miguel, if you enter at the west entrance, look to your left for the stump. Many you will see this fellow, too.

6 comments:

  1. Looks like you had a fun time watching this little fella :)

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    1. Marie, I certainly did. I think he was watching me, too.

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  2. What a great encounter! I love those two middle shots - esp. the peeking out one fantastic!!

    Also, thanks for the mention in your related articles :)

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    1. It was so much fun taking that shot of his head peeking out. As to related articles, I use as many relevant ones as possible from those whose blogs I follow.

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  3. I saw beautiful squirrels with fluffy tails in Washington DC. I wonder if the squirrels in your area also have rich floppy tails? In the Philippines the tails aren't half as nice which is sad, as that's their cuteness factor.

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  4. The ground squirrels' tails aren't as fluffy as the tree squirrels.

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