squirrel – Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

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.

Alaska Basin journey in Montana and Idaho

By Mia McPherson|June 22nd, 2013|Categories: Alaska Basin, Beaverhead County, Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, Birds, Fremont County, Idaho, Montana, Targhee National Forest, Uinta Ground Squirrels, Vesper Sparrows, White-crowned Sparrows, Wildflowers|Tags: barbed wire, Continental Divide, fence, ground squirrel, ground squirrels, nature, nature photography, perched, pink wildflowers, Poocetes gramineus, Prairie Smoke, purple wildflowers, Red Rock Pass, sparrow, sparrows, squirrel, squirrels, Sugarbowl, Uinta Ground Squirrel, Urocitellus armatus, Vesper Sparrow, White-crowned Sparrow, wildflowers, wildlife, wildlife photography, Zonotrichia leucophrys oriantha|

Earlier this week I was enthralled to see the Alaska Basin that straddles Idaho and Montana and winds through Beaverhead National Forest and Targhee National Forest.

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.