Sunday, May 04, 2008

Camera Critters: Woodchuck

While driving on my bird road, I saw this little woodchuck guy ambling across a meadow. As I stopped, he stopped. I learned that when I moved, he moved. I assume that is a survival tactic. If that which hunts you is still, you should be still so that the hunter cannot see you. But when the hunter moves? Get outta there! I would assume. Woodchucks are one of my favorite animals. I usually have a family living under the barn every spring. One year we had triplets!

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17 comments:

  1. He reminds me of our guinea pig in shape and striking pose.

    You have some pair of eyes, Andree!

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  2. So, how much does a woodchuck chuck?

    Just kidding. He's pretty cute!

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  3. So that's what a woodchuck looks like. Cute,animal, cute pic.

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  4. oh my god! he is so cute! I bet these creatures are fun to watch~!

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  5. Come over and see my Rock chuck they look a lot alike ours get really big, the one i captured was small compared to the size they get.

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  6. Since I'm a farmer, I'm not supposed to like these critters, because they cause lots of problems in the fields. However, I think they are awfully cute - shhhhhh don't tell anyone I just typed that.

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  7. I have always thought these animals were cute. Great photos.

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  8. How fun to see these ‘wild critters’ I’d never see near me. Thanks for sharing ;--)
    Mine’s at Small Reflections today.
    Hugs and blessings,

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  9. Cute furry little guy(or girl. ;)

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  10. I would not have known that was a woodchuck, so i learned something. Thanks for popping over to my blog

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  11. Woodchucks are related to the marmots we have in the mountain meadows. I thought the critters I have posted were woodchucks. I don't know where I got that mistaken idea. Theya re a kind of ground squirrel--Wyoming ground squirrel or Piute Ground Squirrel, I think.

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  12. Nice action shot!

    Thanks for stopping by mine :)

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  13. Very good Andrée

    You got a great photographic flagrant.

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  14. I've never heard a woodchuck, but do they have a loud, high-pitched chirp like our rockchucks in the west have?
    They certainly look similar.

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