A little Prairie Dog stands tall to survy their surroundings on the Pawnee National Grasslands. He appears perfectly dressed for the dry grass this spring. Blending in well to your surroundings is a fine way to avoid those nasty Hawks and Prairie Falcons buzzing about overhead not to mention the myriad other animals and perhaps a reptile to two who night find the this little guy a fine meal.
http://www.defenders.org/prairie-dog/basic-facts
Pawnee National Grasslands, 2017.
nature has no boss 
He’s very cute but better not stick his head up too high!
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Hi Miriam, yes best to keep you head just below the tops of the grass out there.
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A nice post with a great caption!
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Thanks.
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You’re welcome!
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Aww! He is perfectly dressed!
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Hi Camie, yes he is indeed well dressed. It amazes me how animals can have subtle differences in their coats to match their surroundings almost exactly.
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He’s so sweet – we don’t have them in Australia; maybe it’s because we don’t have prairies.
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Hi Mary, that may explain it. DO you have any similar creatures that fill a similar niche in your outback.
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Our burrowing bettongs has similar habits but they are threatened. We are losing more animals to extinction and at a faster rate than anyone else, I think, because Australia is relatively new to settlers and we still have more to lose.
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Hi Mary, I hope you have at least gotten a chance to enjoy what is or what (was). I often wonder what it was like just 100 years ago with much more abundance in North America. Must have been aging to behold.
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I have been lucky to have seen a lot of rare natives in my travels all over the country. A hundred years ago we still had a lot more rainforests and other habitats that are now gone for good. What’s left are going, going….
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Don’t say it…..
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Nice!!
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Thanks.
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I love this composition, plus the prairie dog is adorable.
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