Herewith the African cousin- the southern ground squirrel.This image was taken in Dec 2008 in Kgalagadi TP, at the entrance to the Mata-Mata camp. The ground squirrels live in burrows, in this case under a large tree. The bushy tail is used as sun shade, unfortunately this one did not pose "properly" as it was sitting in the tree shade, enjoying a seed pod. They are lots of fun to watch going about their business. Image was cropped, slight ACR adjustment, some selective levels/contrast adjustment, sharpened.
Camera Model: Canon EOS-1D Mark II N
Date/Time: 2008:12:27 12:28:26
Shutter speed: 1/400 sec
Aperture: 8
Exposure mode: Av
Exposure compensation: +1/3
Flash: Off
Metering mode: Multi-segment
ISO: 500
Focal length: 400mm
Lens: 100-400 F5.6
Just spotted some dust bunnies top LH & RH corners....arghh!!







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