Yesterday I posted the largest animal on the savanna. Here’s one of the smallest (at least one of the smallest I photographed) — the unstriped ground squirrel. As you might have guessed, what sets these guys apart from other African ground squirrels is the lack of a white stripe on their sides. They can be spotted pretty much anywhere in Samburu National Park but this was the only time I saw one making its home inside a termite mound. Nikon Z8 with Nikkor 500mm PF lens, ISO 360, f/5.6 at 1/1000th of a second.
Yeah he wasn’t born with a stripe but I got a buddy who does body work and could airbrush a pretty sick racing stripe on him. Give him my # Sean and I’ll hook him up.
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Yesterday I posted the largest animal on the savanna. Here’s one of the smallest (at least one of the smallest I photographed) — the unstriped ground squirrel. As you might have guessed, what sets these guys apart from other African ground squirrels is the lack of a white stripe on their sides. They can be spotted pretty much anywhere in Samburu National Park but this was the only time I saw one making its home inside a termite mound. Nikon Z8 with Nikkor 500mm PF lens, ISO 360, f/5.6 at 1/1000th of a second.
I love this photo. It’s so sculptural, yet personal.
Having no stripe may work to their advantage as far as not being seen by predators.
Yeah he wasn’t born with a stripe but I got a buddy who does body work and could airbrush a pretty sick racing stripe on him. Give him my # Sean and I’ll hook him up.
Looks like he has a fun playhouse to explore! The little guys don’t get much press, so nice to see a pic of one who posed for you.