Saturday, September 20, 2014

More Critters in Colorado

My hubby and I saw some pretty amazing wildlife while we were in Colorado.
Here's a few more photos from our trip:

This little Golden-Mantled Ground Squirrel appears to be hitching a ride...
possibly to the nearest squirrel feeder?
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The Golden-Mantled Ground Squirrel is often confused with a chipmunk,
but the squirrel is larger than a chipmunk and has no stripes on its head
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Don't be surprised to see cows in the middle of the dirt/gravel roads-
we often saw this in Colorado!
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Antelope on the Colorado plains
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One of Ouray's "pet deer" that wanders freely through town
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Mom and babies also in Ouray
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Cute one!
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A group of Mule Deer at the forest edge outside of Ouray
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Herds of Elk were a common sight throughout Colorado
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I'd never heard of a Yak, until I saw this one
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More Yaks...a special breed on this ranch in Colorado
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"Hands off my treat!"
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Another common sight in Colorado are the Magpies...pretty birds.
I now wish I had taken more photos of them!
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This was also the first time I had seen a Mountain Bluebird- what a pretty bird!
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One of my favorite photos- this friendly dog visits the Jerky store every day-
he looks as though he is "placing his order"- "I'll take a sample of each, please".
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Thank you for visiting!  I hope you enjoyed these Colorado critters!

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7 comments:

  1. What a great series of critter photos..The Yaks are cool critters. And I love the deer. One of my favorite shots is the last one of the dog placing his order. So cute! Thank you for sharing your post with my critter party.. Have a happy weekend!

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  2. Wonderful variety of 'critters' ~ favorite is the dog though! What a lovely adventure for you!

    artmusedog and carol (A Creative Harbor)

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  3. what a neat set! loved all the sightings. the last one is adorable!

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  4. Such beautiful animals ! Your pictures are so wonderful !

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  5. Wow! You certainly captured a wide selection of animals! I especially liked the 2nd ground squirrel shot. Neat to see the dog "ordering" jerkey!

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  6. Awesome Mule deer and intro to that Golden Mantle Squirrel!...:)JP

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  7. Wonderful critters all of them!I love the cute squirrels.

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