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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Good Fences #23: Last of the Colorado Fences

These are my last photos from our trip to Colorado that include fences. I don't have many photos with fences, so I need to get out more and explore. Hopefully I'll find some interesting fences closer to home. I'm sure they're out there...

Mule deer standing close to fence at the edge of woods...

moments later he jumped over the fence, but I missed that shot!

An obviously tame doe and her offspring grazing near a brick fence- 

at the edge of town in Ouray, Colorado.  

Another shot in Ouray...

Stop and look both ways before crossing!

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Good Fences #22: Somewhere on a Colorado Ranch...

My hubby and I saw some pretty amazing ranches along our drive in scenic Colorado.

Behind the fences of some of these properties were beautiful horses, some grazed 

while others slowly walked along their grassy paths.

These are just some random photos that I took as he drove...

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Good Fences #20- Colorado Country

For this edition of Good Fences, I have a few more photos to share from our Colorado vacation a few years ago.  Most of these images were captured along Colorado highways on our return trip home- how I hated to leave such a beautiful place!  

A fence can't get any more simple than this one...

but the scenery in the background is beautiful!

(This is actually the Tetons in Wyoming)

A herd of elk were seen moving from an overgrown meadow to a grazing area

This Red-Tailed Hawk found a sturdy post upon which to eat his snake meal

 He hurriedly devoured his last bite of snake-

then off he fled...

A common critter seen in open fields along several portions of the Colorado highways 

is the Prairie Dog- we saw literally hundreds of burrows as we traveled through Colorado.

I tried to sneak a closer view, but all I saw was "tails" as they fled to their burrows.  Cute!

A young antelope stood still long enough for me to capture a good view of him- 

another common animal seen  in the fields of Colorado.

I hope you enjoyed my images from the country side of Colorado :)

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Good Fences #19: Ohio Pass Road

I've decided to join in on the Good Fences meme this week, hosted by Theresa at the Run A Round Ranch. Several bloggers have posted their images of beautiful, creative or unusual fences there. Although I don't have any recent photos of fences to share, I do have a few older images of  fences from my travels.  I'm going to start paying closer attention to fences when I'm out and about so I can share them with you.  

The photos below were taken along Ohio Pass Road in Colorado as my husband and I traveled toward the town of Crested Butte. I particularly favored the old barns on open, grassy fields with mountains in the background.  Breathtaking would be the best word to describe the scenery.  

The grassy meadows lined with old wooden fences looked so inviting that I wanted to stop and visit a while at all of them.  Perhaps the next time I travel through Colorado I'll have more time to explore the plant varieties and wildlife in some of the meadows. There's no telling what I may discover!

Thank you for visiting and viewing my first Good Fences post and many thanks for sharing yours!  

Enjoy your day :)

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