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Jan 07, 2010 11:00 |  #1

Here's a shot from this Fall of a Golden Mantled Ground Squirrel taken in Central Oregon.

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Jan 07, 2010 11:30 |  #2

Cute little guy, the first time I saw one in Colorado I assumed it was a chipmunk but a friend set me straight :).

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Jan 07, 2010 12:11 as a reply to  @ Ron Lacey's post |  #3

Hi Ron
Yes a lot of people mistake them for chipmonks. No stripes on the head of the golden, and about twice the size.
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Jan 07, 2010 12:37 |  #4

Yep no stripes but they are not larger than our eastern chipmunks though considerably larger than the western lesser chipmunks.

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Jan 07, 2010 16:15 as a reply to  @ Ron Lacey's post |  #5

Never seen an Eastern, but ours here in Central Oregon aren't much bigger than a mouse. The Townsends on the Coast are almost as big as the goldens.


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Jan 07, 2010 21:35 |  #6

mayt444 wrote in post #9346359 (external link)
Never seen an Eastern, but ours here in Central Oregon aren't much bigger than a mouse. The Townsends on the Coast are almost as big as the goldens.

Yes I've seen those little guys. Here's a photo of a couple of eastern chipmunks with a prop to reference the size :)

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Jan 08, 2010 12:39 as a reply to  @ Ron Lacey's post |  #7

Wow, thats a cute shot.


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Jan 10, 2010 02:19 |  #8

Beautiful little animal - thanks for sharing :)


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