Probably one of the cutest animals I took pictures of are the hamsters and the ground squirrels that can be found in Vienna or near Vienna. And Every year when I visit them it is something special when I can get so close to these animals and whenever I am lucky enough to take some great pictures of them. During the day I usually take some pictures of the ground squirrels and in the evening when the hamsters start their activity we enjoy taking some pictures of these nice little animals. Since both the hamsters and the squirrels get really close it is easier to get some great closeup pictures of these animals.
Hamster getting out of it's hiding spot. Picture: Florian Glechner.
| Camera used | Nikon D500 |
|---|---|
| Lens used | Sigma 150-600 mm lens |
| Filter used | none |
| Exposure Time | 1/500 Seconds |
| Aperture used | F6.3 |
| Focal Length | 600 mm |
| Time | 05:47 pm |
| ISO | 1000 |
When we finished taking pictures of the hamsters we usually visit a "Heurigen" Restaurant for some dinner. Because we don't have a Heurigen in Upper Austria and they serve very nice meat, liptauer, spread, and bread. And I always enjoy the grape juice most of the Heurigen restaurants offer. I really like the wild living hamsters but the ground squirrels are even a bit cuter and usually also come closer, so they are one of my favorite animals, and it is always very nice watching them. Depending on the time of they year they are still a little shy in spring but get a lot more comfortable the later in the year it gets. In late summer they are already used to humans so much that they easily get to you only centimeters from you away.
hamster enjoying the warm stone. Picture. Florian Glechner.
| Camera used | Nikon D500 |
|---|---|
| Lens used | Sigma 150-600 mm lens |
| Filter used | none |
| Exposure Time | 1/500 Seconds |
| Aperture used | F6.3 |
| Focal Length | 600 mm |
| Time | 05:47 pm |
| ISO | 100 |
Curious hamster in the grass. Picture: Florian Glechner.
| Camera used | Nikon D500 |
|---|---|
| Lens used | Sigma 150-600 mm lens |
| Filter used | none |
| Exposure Time | 1/500 Seconds |
| Aperture used | F6.3 |
| Focal Length | 600 mm |
| Time | 05:47 pm |
| ISO | 100 |
Picture: Florian Glechner.
| Camera used | Nikon D500 |
|---|---|
| Lens used | Sigma 150-600 mm lens |
| Filter used | none |
| Exposure Time | 1/500 Seconds |
| Aperture used | F6.3 |
| Focal Length | 600 mm |
| Time | 05:47 pm |
| ISO | 100 |
Picture: Florian Glechner.
| Camera used | Nikon D500 |
|---|---|
| Lens used | Sigma 150-600 mm lens |
| Filter used | none |
| Exposure Time | 1/500 Seconds |
| Aperture used | F6.3 |
| Focal Length | 600 mm |
| Time | 05:47 pm |
| ISO | 100 |
Picture: Florian Glechner.
| Camera used | Nikon D500 |
|---|---|
| Lens used | Sigma 150-600 mm lens |
| Filter used | none |
| Exposure Time | 1/500 Seconds |
| Aperture used | F6.3 |
| Focal Length | 600 mm |
| Time | 05:47 pm |
| ISO | 100 |
Ground Squirrel in the high grass. Picture: Florian Glechner.
| Camera used | Nikon D500 |
|---|---|
| Lens used | Sigma 150-600 mm lens |
| Filter used | none |
| Exposure Time | 1/500 Seconds |
| Aperture used | F6.3 |
| Focal Length | 600 mm |
| Time | 05:47 pm |
| ISO | 100 |
The grass works good as camouflage. Picture: Florian Glechner.
| Camera used | Nikon D500 |
|---|---|
| Lens used | Sigma 150-600 mm lens |
| Filter used | none |
| Exposure Time | 1/500 Seconds |
| Aperture used | F6.3 |
| Focal Length | 600 mm |
| Time | 05:47 pm |
| ISO | 100 |
Did I just see something? Picture: Florian Glechner.
| Camera used | Nikon D500 |
|---|---|
| Lens used | Sigma 150-600 mm lens |
| Filter used | none |
| Exposure Time | 1/500 Seconds |
| Aperture used | F6.3 |
| Focal Length | 600 mm |
| Time | 05:47 pm |
| ISO | 100 |
Ground squirrel in Lower Austria. Picture: Florian Glechner.
| Camera used | Nikon D500 |
|---|---|
| Lens used | Sigma 150-600 mm lens |
| Filter used | none |
| Exposure Time | 1/500 Seconds |
| Aperture used | F6.3 |
| Focal Length | 600 mm |
| Time | 05:47 pm |
| ISO | 100 |
Ground squirrel collecting grass for building it's nets. Picture: Florian Glechner.
| Camera used | Nikon D500 |
|---|---|
| Lens used | Sigma 150-600 mm lens |
| Filter used | none |
| Exposure Time | 1/500 Seconds |
| Aperture used | F6.3 |
| Focal Length | 600 mm |
| Time | 05:47 am |
| ISO | 100 |
Grass is the best food. Picture: Florian Glechner.
| Camera used | Nikon D500 |
|---|---|
| Lens used | Sigma 150-600 mm lens |
| Filter used | none |
| Exposure Time | 1/500 Seconds |
| Aperture used | F6.3 |
| Focal Length | 600 mm |
| Time | 05:47 am |
| ISO | 100 |
Picture: Florian Glechner.
| Camera used | Nikon D500 |
|---|---|
| Lens used | Sigma 150-600 mm lens |
| Filter used | none |
| Exposure Time | 1/500 Seconds |
| Aperture used | F6.3 |
| Focal Length | 600 mm |
| Time | 05:47 am |
| ISO | 100 |