Birds were not the only subjects to entertain me while visiting my friends at June Lake. The eastern shore of June Lake by Oh Ridge Campground gave me my first meeting with Pygmy Rabbits, a bold Mule Deer and unidentifiable chipmunks (unless they are in hand and an expert is analysing). At Mono Mills, while chasing woodpeckers, I was charmed by a Golden-Mantled Ground Squirrel, a handsome chipmunk sized rodent with beautiful pelage.
Images below:
Pygmy Rabbit(Brachylagus idahoensis) |
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Description: At the northeastern edge of June Lake, where sage meets shore. Mono County, California. |
Date Taken: 2014:08:07 8:14 |
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Location:
June Lake |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1600 |
File Name: D3X6934-PygmyRabbit |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
Pygmy Rabbit(Brachylagus idahoensis) |
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Description: At the northeastern edge of June Lake, where sage meets shore. Mono County, California. |
Date Taken: 2014:08:07 8:17 |
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Location:
June Lake |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1000 |
File Name: D3X6944-PygmyRabbit |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
Pygmy Rabbit(Brachylagus idahoensis) |
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Description: I'd never met this species before this day. at the northeastern edge of June Lake, where sage meets shore. Mono County, California. |
Date Taken: 2014:08:07 8:17 |
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Location:
June Lake |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1000 |
File Name: D3X6945-PygmyRabbit |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Chipmunk(Tamias sp.) |
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Description: Chipmunk identification is problematic in this region for many species, and requires hands-on examination by an expert to be assured of the correct ID. At the northeastern edge of June Lake, where sage meets shore. Impossible to determine from pictures which five possible species of chipmunk. Mono County, California. |
Date Taken: 2014:08:07 9:52 |
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Location:
June Lake |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/2000 |
File Name: D3X6977-Chipmunk |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Chipmunk(Tamias sp.) |
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Description: At the northeastern edge of June Lake, where sage meets shore. Impossible to determine from pictures which five possible species of chipmunk. Mono County, California. |
Date Taken: 2014:08:07 10:05 |
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Location:
June Lake |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/2000 |
File Name: D3X6990-Chipmunk |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
Mule Deer(Odocoileus hemionus) |
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Description: Birds and chipmunks weren't the only wildlife at this location at the northeastern edge of June Lake, where sage meets shore. Mono County, California. |
Date Taken: 2014:08:07 11:06 |
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Location:
June Lake |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: D3X7040-MuleDeer |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Mule Deer(Odocoileus hemionus) |
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Description: At the northeastern edge of June Lake, where sage meets shore. Mono County, California. |
Date Taken: 2014:08:07 11:06 |
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Location:
June Lake |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 400 mm, f/8.0, 1/1600 |
File Name: D3X7047-MuleDeer |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Mule Deer(Odocoileus hemionus) |
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Description: At the northeastern edge of June Lake, where sage meets shore. Mono County, California. |
Date Taken: 2014:08:07 11:07 |
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Location:
June Lake |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 400 mm, f/8.0, 1/1600 |
File Name: D3X7048-MuleDeer |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
Mule Deer(Odocoileus hemionus) |
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Description: At the northeastern edge of June Lake, where sage meets shore. Mono County, California. |
Date Taken: 2014:08:07 11:07 |
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Location:
June Lake |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 400 mm, f/8.0, 1/1600 |
File Name: D3X7053-MuleDeer |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
Golden-Mantled Ground Squirrel(Callospermophilus lateralis) |
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Description: At a roadside monument to the historic Mono Mills, along State Route 120. Mono County, California. |
Date Taken: 2014:08:08 15:34 |
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Location:
Mono Mills |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/160 |
File Name: D3X7748-Chipmunk |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
Chipmunk(Tamias sp.) |
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Description: This creature looks pretty good for a Golden-Mantled Ground Squirrel species. West of Highway 395, north of June Lake Junction. Impossible to determine from pictures which five possible species of chipmunk. Mono County, California. |
Date Taken: 2014:08:09 11:35 |
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Location:
June Lake |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/200 |
File Name: D3X7782-Chipmunk |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Chipmunk(Tamias sp.) |
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Description: Comical behavior at the northeastern edge of June Lake, where sage meets shore. Impossible to determine from pictures which five possible species of chipmunk. Mono County, California. |
Date Taken: 2014:08:07 8:26 |
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Location:
June Lake |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/640 |
File Name: D3X6962-Chipmunk |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Golden-Mantled Ground Squirrel(Callospermophilus lateralis) |
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Description: At a roadside monument to the historic Mono Mills, along State Route 120. Mono County, California. |
Date Taken: 2014:08:08 15:26 |
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Location:
Mono Mills |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/125 |
File Name: D3X7732-Chipmunk |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
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