Richardson's Ground Squirrels – Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

National Squirrel Appreciation Day

By Mia McPherson|January 21st, 2021|Categories: American Red Squirrels, Eastern Gray Squirrels, Florida, Glacier County, Juab County, Montana, Morgan County, Pinellas County, Richardson's Ground Squirrels, Rock Squirrels, Sawgrass Lake Park, Summit County, Uinta Ground Squirrels, Utah, Virginia, Wasatch Mountains, West Desert, White-tailed Antelope Squirrels|Tags: American Red Squirrel, Eastern Gray Squirrel, flying squirrels, ground squirrel, ground squirrels, National Squirrel Appreciation Day, Richardson's Ground Squirrels, Rock Squirrel, squirrel, squirrels, Uinta Ground Squirrel, White-tailed Antelope Squirrel|

January 21st is National Squirrel Appreciation Day and it recognizes these creatures that some people consider pests while others find them fascinating.

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Uinta and Richardson’s Ground Squirrels

By Mia McPherson|April 14th, 2016|Categories: Beaverhead County, Centennial Valley, Glacier County, Montana, Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Richardson's Ground Squirrels, Uinta Ground Squirrels|Tags: Genus, ground squirrel, ground squirrels, reclassification, Richardson's Ground Squirrels, scientific name, squirrel, squirrels, taxonomy, Uinta Ground Squirrel, Urocitellus armatus, Urocitellus richardsonii|

By doing more research I found out that Uinta and Richardson's Ground Squirrels and the rest of the ground squirrels in North America have been changed to Urocitellus.

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Richardson’s Ground Squirrel in northern Montana

By Mia McPherson|July 22nd, 2014|Categories: Glacier County, Montana, Richardson's Ground Squirrels|Tags: adult, food, Gopher, ground squirrel, ground squirrels, mouthful, Richardson's Ground Squirrels, squirrel, squirrels, summer, Urocitellus richardsonii|

Every time I see this image of this Richardson's Ground Squirrel I have to laugh because of how full its mouth is.

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Richardson’s Ground Squirrels

By Mia McPherson|March 7th, 2012|Categories: Glacier County, Montana, Richardson's Ground Squirrels|Tags: adult, farmlands, Glacier County, ground squirrel, ground squirrels, Montana, nature, Richardson's Ground Squirrels, squirrel, squirrels, summer, Urocitellus richardsonii, wildlife, wildlife photography|

Farmers don't like Richardson's Ground Squirrels much, they dig holes that could break the legs on livestock and eat grains and the shoots of plants, I can understand those concerns. But I have to say... I love them, they are fun to watch and photograph.

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