Prairie Dog warming up the engines on a chilly spring morning with some wonderful solar power. Hope your enjoying the sunshine if you have it.
Tag: rocky mountain arsenal national wildlife refuge
Sharp
Sharp plant, sharp Beak, sharp looking Western Meadowlark.
Good Company
A mule deer makes good company while waiting for sun to warm things up in the early morning light and you don’t even have to share your coffee.
Bluebird Day
A little mountain bluebird right at home in a big blue world. Even when small part of it all.
Bullocks
The Oriole that is. Bight orange and beautiful the Bullocks Oriole. Who can resist that goatee and the Zoroesque mask. We typically see hundreds of Oriole nest in the winter and early spring but only catch a rare glimpse of the maker. This year we were lucky and got several nice opportunities.
Sharp
Sharp plant, sharp Beak, sharp looking Western Meadowlark.
Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge.
For the next couple of weeks we will be posting some of our favorite posts from the past as we take a small respite from the digital world.
Excavating
Hand dug additions to this years burrow. A Prairie Dog working hard at Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge.
An exciting addition to the family home.
Chillin
Usually Prairie Dogs are busy scurrying about from hole to hole feeding and digging. This guy seemed to just be carefree and chillin’ on his front porch on a late summer afternoon and enjoying the warm sun and expansive prairie view. He does look well fed and ready for the upcoming winter. Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge.
Eat Your Greens
What does the Prairie Dog do to refuel after digging holes for several hours, reach for an energy bar or gatorade, no way a nice handful of dandelion green will do the trick.
Importance of Poo
Bison eats grass and then it poops,bugs eat poo and then lay eggs, grubs grow, birds break apart poo and eat the grubs, the broken apart poo fertilizes soil and new grass grows. What a wonderful cycle.
Hi Ho the Prairie-o the Grackle and the Poo…
http://www.rangemagazine.com/features/winter-05/cowpie.shtml
