It's some kind of ground squirrel, though one I've never seen before. It was big with a longer tail than I'd ever seen on a ground squirrel--though not a bushy squirrel-like tail.
We started to wonder if it had hitched a ride with them from Ephraim.
We've seen it twice now, but it disappears quickly when we try to chase it for a better look.
Anyway, I looked around on the DWR's website and THINK it might be:
A White-tailed Prairie Dog, which would mean he came from somewhere around here.
Cute, huh?
I just hope he doesn't take a liking to my garden veggies!
I used to think prairie dogs were cute. We have a lot of them around our house, although they might be a different kind. When they get hit by a car their fellow prairie dogs gather around the body and eat it. It is really disgusting--they are little cannibals. We also had one in our garage for a couple of days. We found it after we discovered pieces of our strollers and fishing poles nibbled all over the garage. I am no longer a fan of prairie dogs.
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