Adorable little rodents aren't they?

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STM

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I went to the Phoenix Zoo today and shot about 200 images. These two Prairie Dogs were taking turns wrestling and grooming each other. I shot this image with the 80-200mm f/4 AIS @ 200mm and f/5.6. This is one VERY SHARP LENS. I lugged the "beast" as well as the D700, extra battery pack for the grip, 300mm f/2.8, 80-200 f/4 and 50mm f/1.4 around for about 5 hours and who knows how many miles. I wish I had a dollar for every time someone said (of the 600mm f/4) "that is a HUGE lens" or "that is the biggest lens I have ever seen!". I should have told them Nikon makes an 800mm f/5.6 and 1200mm f/11.

The Phoenix Zoom is a first rate zoo, every bit as large and expansive as the San Diego Zoo, the largest one I have ever visited.

I have lots of images to wade through and after about 450 miles on the road I am pretty well worn out. I can hardly wait to get up in the morning to see how sore my shoulders are!

 
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Rob Bye

Rob Bye

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Those little guys are pretty common around here, but they still draw crowds at our local zoo too. They look well fed in Phoenix. :D
 
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fotojack

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Out west where I am, they are in abundance. Millions of them! They are more correctly called Richardson Ground Squirrels, but everybody just calls them gophers. :) Nice shot, STM. :)
 
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Blacktop

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STM said:
They are pretty chubby, aren't they? A coyote would eat quite well off of one of them!
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He would need to catch one first.

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