Hmmmm......

 

I'm thinking you shouldn't eat that...

 

 

No really....

It's too dry, you could choke.

 

Don't eat that!!!!

I'm serious...

 



 

Don't eat that!!!!

I'm yelling now!

 

 

 She ate it...

 

She choked...

 

She coughed...

 

She's okay.

 

 

 

 

The Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel

Two Golden-mantled Ground Squirrels have

 emerged from their six month hibernation.

 



 

Look at that sweet expressive face...

 

This one is young...

 

And very small compared to the next one in the photo.

 

A larger male who was able to make it through

his long hibernation.

I'm afraid the others didn't make it.

Sleep well...

 

I'll see you in the Spring.

Remember...

 

Spot.

He's



 

grown

 

into

 

a very

handsome



 

boy.

Hiding...

I...



 

can...

 

still...



see...



 

you.

Where...

 

are you going?

 

I don't think so...

 

Oh no you don't!

No...

 



 

No...

 

I'm serious, no...

 

Oh no...

 

 

Hold...

 

 

 On...

 

 

Good grief...

 

Well, as long as you're okay.

Babies!!!!!

 

The first litter of babies...

 

Four tiny Golden-Mantled Ground Squirrels

 

He's not sure what to do with that seed.

Two have white spots on their heads while the other two do not.

 



 

The runt of the litter.

You can't imagine how tiny they are.

 



 

 They are so cute...

 

 

Their world is one big adventure right now.

 

We...

 

We are...

 

 

eating...

 

dried...

 

weeds...

 

and seeds...

 

because...

 

we are...

very, very, very

 

pregnant.

 

The Golden-Mantled Ground Squirrel