OK - so Mont & I have been calling our favorite squirrel the Harris Antelope Squirrel because we felt the name must fit them because of the way they move, and we read they were a common squirrel on the Rim. We read the info from the national forest service and that squirrel was the most prominent picture and the first mentioned. They just never connected the names with the pictures they showed, however so we were guessing wrong.
After M&M were with us in Az they looked it up on the internet and it is more likely the small chipmunk types we've also had on the deck are the H.A.S. The long eared ones are Abert's squirrels. And the big spotted ones are not spotted squirrels - but rock squirrels. I finally got around to looking things up myself. Although the little guy does not really look like the HAS pic either totally.
Mont & I feel so deflated. We loved that name for the bigger fun squirrels. Oh Well! Thanks M&M for correcting us before we made too big a fool of ourselves.
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After further looking, I think the little guy is probably a cliff chipmunk.
Did you care?
Yes, H.A.S. was indeed a great name for that awesome long eared squirrel, sigh! - Not to "worry", if mixing up the names of squirrels is the only things you've ever done to make "a fool of yourselves", you are doing well! ;-)
Well, yes, I suppose I'll sleep better tonight for having the correct name of that cliff chipmonk!! :-) mc
PS. Yes, checking the pics & descriptions of "Abert", your former H.A.S. is indeed an Abert's Squirrel, although I like it's nickname Tassel Ear(ed) squirrel! mc
Maybe now we can call them Tessie instead of Harry & Harriet
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