Mammals

Three New Pups

The steel conduits that lead rainwater to the bay served as hideouts for these three Ground Squirrel pups on the

Photographer James Kusz caught this sea lion cavorting in the waters off Cesar Chavez Park. The animal is probably a

Wherever nature presents a problem, it often also offers a solution. Problem: Foxtails. Solution: Ground Squirrels. These individuals (in the

It’s that time of year. This pair of Ground Squirrel pups emerged hungry from their birth burrow on the west

My intention was to video a butterfly. To get other images of the Large Marble, to be exact, an insect

Birds aren’t the only ones having babies in the springtime. Ground squirrels are doing it too. Here’s a couple of

Someone taught me years ago that a certain high-pitched yipping came from a ground squirrel, not a bird. But until

I typically see vole-sized mammals in the process of being torn to pieces by a White-tailed Kite or another raptor.

As of the afternoon of March 5, the Burrowing Owl on the north side of the park is still with

This encounter between the seasonally resident owl and one or several ground squirrels is remarkable for what doesn’t happen: the

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