Mokka mit Schlag » Mammals http://www.elharo.com/blog Ranting and Raving Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:01:35 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 Fox Squirrel http://www.elharo.com/blog/nature/mammals/2009/01/07/fox-squirrel/ http://www.elharo.com/blog/nature/mammals/2009/01/07/fox-squirrel/#comments Thu, 08 Jan 2009 02:52:00 +0000 Elliotte Rusty Harold http://www.elharo.com/blog/?p=1001955 Squirrel in tree eating

Fox Squirrel, Sciurus niger
Huntington Central Park, 2009-01-03

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Desert Cottontail, Sylvilagus audubonii
William R. Mason Regional Park, 2008-07-07

These rabbits are all over Orange County. It took me a while to ID them though.
At first I thought they might be released pets like the rabbits back home in Prospect Park, but apparently they’re native. Despite the name, they seem to do quite well in local well-irrigated suburban parks, subdivisions, and chaparral.

The key fieldmark by which you can recognize them is the rufous fur on the back of the neck and the forelegs. The tail also shows a dark patch which isn’t present in an Eastern Cottontail or a Brush Rabbit, but that’s not always obvious if they have their tail tucked up as they usually do.

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California Sea Lion, Zalophus californianus
Dana Point, 2008-03-26

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Tamias Striatus, Prospect Park, April, 2007

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Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, Blind Pond, August 12, 2006

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