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I think this little guy is a white-tailed antelope squirrel, Ammospermophilus leucurus.

Cheeky ground squirrels will invade your campsite, and helpfully clean up any feed spilled by the birds. However, you may need to discourage them from raiding your feeders directly. It's good to avoid scattering seed on the ground to feed ground feeding birds, because doing so may attract rats, mice, and even poisonous snakes which feed on rats and mice. And then there are bears, skunks, and other unwelcome visitors that might get into the action. Feeding the animals is prohibited in National Parks. Bird feeding may or may not be permitted in specific national forests.

I'm a photographer, though sometimes I experiment in other media. My mother was an artist, and on school holidays, when she had classes at the art museum, I got to spend entire days roaming the galleries of the Cincinnati Art Museum. My twin sister is an artist, and my father took up photography about the time I did, when I was in college. I'm also a former machine tool programmer, database analyst, and mathematics and physics teacher, and those things undoubtedly have impact on my perceptions as well, as do my Christian perspective and philosophy. My favorite photographic subjects are hummingbirds, other birds in flight, and scenic beauty as seen in wilderness places, the national parks, and rural locations. As my physical health and...