First burrowing owl of the season arrives
I figured I would be seeing this little guys soon and yesterday was my first of the season. It was a long, long ways off so the pics aren’t that…
Prairie dog pups on alert
The mama at this spot has a lot of mouths to feed! She was about ten feet away, grazing while the little ones hung out at the family home. Threats…
Wildlife watching the wildlife photographer
While I spent the morning sitting and looking at a badger den hoping for activity, this prairie dog grabbed a piece of dung (I think) and decided to watch me.…
“Noooo! It can’t be Monday already!”
Real picture of me dragging myself to work this morning. :-D While very common, I don’t usually take pictures of prairie dogs. However, they can be quite entertaining and such…
Burrowing owl owlet defends his home turf
“Back off, dog!” Normally burrowing owls and prairie dogs live harmoniously in the same community. It is a symbiotic relationship with the owls nesting in abandoned prairie dog burrows and…
Burrowing owl defends his home and family
Burrowing owls and prairie dogs have a very symbiotic relationship. The owls take over abandoned burrows that the prairie dogs are no longer using and they become neighbors. Both then…