When I saw these small squirrels at Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge, I thought it was a Thirteen-Lined Ground Squirrel. When I researched their range online, I learned they were not found this far south. I then realized these were Rio Grande Ground Squirrels.
When I saw these small squirrels at Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge, I thought it was a Thirteen-Lined Ground Squirrel. When I researched their range online, I learned they were not found this far south. I then realized these were Rio Grande Ground Squirrels.
When I saw these small squirrels at Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge, I thought it was a Thirteen-Lined Ground Squirrel. When I researched their range online, I learned they were not found this far south. I then realized these were Rio Grande Ground Squirrels.
When I saw these small squirrels at Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge, I thought it was a Thirteen-Lined Ground Squirrel. When I researched their range online, I learned they were not found this far south. I then realized these were Rio Grande Ground Squirrels.
When I saw these small squirrels at Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge, I thought it was a Thirteen-Lined Ground Squirrel. When I researched their range online, I learned they were not found this far south. I then realized these were Rio Grande Ground Squirrels.
When I saw these small squirrels at Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge, I thought it was a Thirteen-Lined Ground Squirrel. When I researched their range online, I learned they were not found this far south. I then realized these were Rio Grande Ground Squirrels.
When I saw these small squirrels at Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge, I thought it was a Thirteen-Lined Ground Squirrel. When I researched their range online, I learned they were not found this far south. I then realized these were Rio Grande Ground Squirrels.
When I saw these small squirrels at Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge, I thought it was a Thirteen-Lined Ground Squirrel. When I researched their range online, I learned they were not found this far south. I then realized these were Rio Grande Ground Squirrels.

Rio Grande Ground Squirrel (Ictidomys parvidens)

Rio Grande Ground Squirrel

(Ictidomys parvidens)

Description:

When I saw these small squirrels at Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge, I thought it was a Thirteen-Lined Ground Squirrel. When I researched their range online, I learned they were not found this far south. I then realized these were Rio Grande Ground Squirrels.

Date Taken: 2022:08:30 10:55

Location:

Laguna Atascosa NWR
Buena Vista, Texas
United States
42.65 ft above sea level

Camera Information:

NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1600

File Name: RioGrandeGroundSquirrel_8506539-LagunaAtascosa

© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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