I don't know but this summer is a bit crazy a lot of rain here in Upper Austria and I initially planed to go for a photo trip today to the ground squirrels but because of rain I discarded my plans. Lying in a wet meaddow in cold weather is not what I need today. That's why I spend my day watching some Animal Movies on my TV. I am always amazed on how great some pictures of different animals are on TV. I know I am already good but theirs are still another level and I am a bit jealous.
When I started my journey as a wildlife photographer one of the cutest animals that I found here in Austria are the hamsters and the ground squirrels that live in Lower Austria and Vienna. That's why back then I often visited these spots where I can find these cute little animals. One spot where I can get extremely close to these cuties is great for some pictures of them. I have to admit that last year I have been there probably only once but some years ago I often visited this spot to get some great pictures of these animals in the wild. There is a pond with a lot of people swimming there, a dog park and some horse tracks for riders near this spot that is probably whey these animals are so much used to humans and only little afraid. This circumstances help a lot when taking some pictures since you can get really really close to the without them fleeing from you.
Usually when I visit Vienna for some urban widlife photography this is one of my stops that I take. One of the reaasons are of course these little fellows but there is also a very nice bakery with a lot of good food that always draws my attention after I spent a few hours with the ground squirrels. At noon usually we change spots and go for one of the plenty other nice places in Vienna where you can do some urban widlifephotography. In the evening I usually visit one of the cementaries for some hamster photography before we have dinner and head back home. Stefan and I usually meet a friend in Vienna that is at the moment moving to Upper Austria and I am already looking forward doing some trips together.
Ground Squirrel with open Mouth
| Camera used | Nikon D500 |
|---|---|
| Lens used | Sigma 150-600 mm lens |
| Filter used | none |
| Exposure Time | 1/2000 Seconds |
| Aperture used | F6.3 |
| Focal Length | 600 mm |
| Time | 07:28 am |
| ISO | 100 |
Ground sqirrel eating a flower in spring. Picture: Florian Glechner.
| Camera used | Nikon D500 |
|---|---|
| Lens used | Sigma 150-600 mm lens |
| Filter used | none |
| Exposure Time | 1/1600 Seconds |
| Aperture used | F6.3 |
| Focal Length | 600 mm |
| Time | 10:04 am |
| ISO | 100 |
Ground sqirel trying to climb a shaft of a flower. Pictre: Florian Glechner.
| Camera used | Nikon D500 |
|---|---|
| Lens used | Sigma 150-600 mm lens |
| Filter used | none |
| Exposure Time | 1/2000 Seconds |
| Aperture used | F6.3 |
| Focal Length | 600 mm |
| Time | 10:25 am |
| ISO | 100 |
Kissing? Picture: Florian Glechner.
| Camera used | Nikon D500 |
|---|---|
| Lens used | Sigma 150-600 mm lens |
| Filter used | none |
| Exposure Time | 1/2000 Seconds |
| Aperture used | F6.3 |
| Focal Length | 600 mm |
| Time | 10:49 am |
| ISO | 100 |
Ground sqirrels eatings ome seeds. Picture: Florian Glechner.
| Camera used | Nikon D500 |
|---|---|
| Lens used | Sigma 150-600 mm lens |
| Filter used | none |
| Exposure Time | 1/2000 Seconds |
| Aperture used | F6.3 |
| Focal Length | 600 mm |
| Time | 10:50 am |
| ISO | 100 |
Ground sqirrels eatings ome seeds. Picture: Florian Glechner.
| Camera used | Nikon D500 |
|---|---|
| Lens used | Sigma 150-600 mm lens |
| Filter used | none |
| Exposure Time | 1/2000 Seconds |
| Aperture used | F6.3 |
| Focal Length | 600 mm |
| Time | 10:50 am |
| ISO | 100 |
Baby Ground Squirrels in the green grass. Picture: Florian Glechner.
| Camera used | Nikon D500 |
|---|---|
| Lens used | Sigma 150-600 mm lens |
| Filter used | none |
| Exposure Time | 1/2000 Seconds |
| Aperture used | F6.3 |
| Focal Length | 600 mm |
| Time | 10:50 am |
| ISO | 100 |
Baby Ground Squirrels in the green grass. Picture: Florian Glechner.
| Camera used | Nikon D500 |
|---|---|
| Lens used | Sigma 150-600 mm lens |
| Filter used | none |
| Exposure Time | 1/2000 Seconds |
| Aperture used | F6.3 |
| Focal Length | 600 mm |
| Time | 10:51 am |
| ISO | 100 |
Eating a nut. Picture: Florian Glechner.
| Camera used | Nikon D500 |
|---|---|
| Lens used | Sigma 150-600 mm lens |
| Filter used | none |
| Exposure Time | 1/2000 Seconds |
| Aperture used | F6.3 |
| Focal Length | 600 mm |
| Time | 10:57 am |
| ISO | 100 |
Ground Squirrel. Picture: Florian Glechner.
| Camera used | Nikon D500 |
|---|---|
| Lens used | Sigma 150-600 mm lens |
| Filter used | none |
| Exposure Time | 1/2000 Seconds |
| Aperture used | F6.3 |
| Focal Length | 600 mm |
| Time | 10:58 am |
| ISO | 100 |
Ground Squirrel. Picture: Florian Glechner.
| Camera used | Nikon D500 |
|---|---|
| Lens used | Sigma 150-600 mm lens |
| Filter used | none |
| Exposure Time | 1/2000 Seconds |
| Aperture used | F6.3 |
| Focal Length | 600 mm |
| Time | 09:14 am |
| ISO | 100 |
Ground Squirrel. Picture: Florian Glechner.
| Camera used | Nikon D500 |
|---|---|
| Lens used | Sigma 150-600 mm lens |
| Filter used | none |
| Exposure Time | 1/2000 Seconds |
| Aperture used | F6.3 |
| Focal Length | 600 mm |
| Time | 11:01 am |
| ISO | 100 |
Ground Squirrel. Picture: Florian Glechner.
| Camera used | Nikon D500 |
|---|---|
| Lens used | Sigma 150-600 mm lens |
| Filter used | none |
| Exposure Time | 1/2000 Seconds |
| Aperture used | F6.3 |
| Focal Length | 600 mm |
| Time | 11:41 am |
| ISO | 100 |
Squirrels are beautiful to look at. Although they are not in our area, I have seen them damage various crops and fruits in the areas where they are.
The kissing? image stole the show for me! I've not seen one up close but the quality of such images is a bit like those I sometimes watch on TV documentaries :)
Thank you!
The squirrel template is the same all over the world, these guys look like squirrels in Arizona and Illinois. The only difference is stripes on their backs.