European ground squirrel - Spermophilus citellus
by Jivko Nakev
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European ground squirrel - Spermophilus citellus
Artist
Jivko Nakev
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Photograph - Photo Art - Digital Art
Description
I will not get tired of photographing this beautiful animal. Widespread mainly in Southeastern Europe and Asia Minor, it created colonies by digging holes and tunnels in the soil. It hibernates in winter. He often coexists (creates a symbiotic relationship) with the isabelline wheatear (Oenanthe isabellina). The wheatears nest in an empty burrow abandoned by the ground squirrels and at the same time stay sentinel and warns them when a threat arises.
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March 5th, 2021
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