On my trip to Lake Balaton last year I could take several pictures of ground squirrels that live there. Usually I take my ground Squirrel pictures in Vienna or in Lower Austria were they are used to humans and come pretty close. At Lake Balaton it was not so easy to get some really closeup pictures but still close enough to get some decent results. Seeing these animals in different terrain is something that I apprecciated a lot. I visited Lake Balaton for some Bird Photography and I was lucky and found several nice birds but only species that I have already seen here in Austria too. From the eastern part of Austria till Asia these ground squirrels can be found and are probably one of my favorite mammals. Still the Best spot is near Vienna where they are really really coming close.
At the Paninsula of Tihany there are some really nice grasslands where these ground squirrels thrive. I could take several nice pictures of them there. Tihany is one of two main spots at Lake Balaton for wildlifephotography. Most of the Lake is used by humans and tourism, thats why most spot are not really suitable for some wildife photography except these two.
Ground squirrel in the grass at Lake balaton. Picture: Florian Glechner.
| Camera used | Nikon Z6II |
|---|---|
| Lens used | Sigma 150-600 mm lens + FTZ |
| Filter used | none |
| Exposure Time | 1/2000 Seconds |
| Aperture used | F6.3 |
| Focal Length | 600 mm |
| Time | 01:28 pm |
| ISO | 100 |
I like how close I could get with my Lens. Picture: Florian Glechner.
| Camera used | Nikon Z6II |
|---|---|
| Lens used | Sigma 150-600 mm lens + FTZ |
| Filter used | none |
| Exposure Time | 1/2000 Seconds |
| Aperture used | F6.3 |
| Focal Length | 600 mm |
| Time | 01:28 pm |
| ISO | 100 |
These animals feed on grass that grows there on the meaddows. Picture: Florian Glechner.
| Camera used | Nikon Z6II |
|---|---|
| Lens used | Sigma 150-600 mm lens + FTZ |
| Filter used | none |
| Exposure Time | 1/2000 Seconds |
| Aperture used | F6.3 |
| Focal Length | 600 mm |
| Time | 01:28 pm |
| ISO | 100 |
They trie to be as small as possible and unseen whent they run over the grassland. Picture: Florian Glechner.
| Camera used | Nikon Z6II |
|---|---|
| Lens used | Sigma 150-600 mm lens + FTZ |
| Filter used | none |
| Exposure Time | 1/2000 Seconds |
| Aperture used | F6.3 |
| Focal Length | 600 mm |
| Time | 01:28 pm |
| ISO | 100 |
Ground squirrel feeding on some fresh grass. Picture: Florian Glechner.
| Camera used | Nikon Z6II |
|---|---|
| Lens used | Sigma 150-600 mm lens + FTZ |
| Filter used | none |
| Exposure Time | 1/2000 Seconds |
| Aperture used | F6.3 |
| Focal Length | 600 mm |
| Time | 01:28 pm |
| ISO | 100 |