Hello world!
A black-tailed prairie dog peeks up out of its hole as the sun first illuminates its burrow. I saw this little fellow in New Mexico in 2007, the first time I had seen a prairie dog since we saw them at Custer State Park in South Dakota in 1996.
A black-tailed prairie dog greets the rising sun
There are many animals in Petroglyph National Monument, not all of which are carved in the rocks
Coyotes are adaptable creatures — tolerating a varied diet of both plant and animal life, living in climates hot and cold and wet and dry, and even living in close quarters with humans. My wife and I came across this coyote a few years ago while hiking in Rinconada Canyon in New Mexico’s Petroglpyh National Monument. It was one of a pair that were working their way up the canyon.
This is our cat Sam sleeping in the cat tree — no wait, this is a koala sleeping in a eucalyptus tree. You’ll forgive the mistake, they’re both cute and soft and sleepy. And armed with razor sharp claws, so stay on their good side.
Ooh! No! You shouldn’t do that — no that’s dangerous. Yes, they breed in the sewers, and eventually you get evil-smelling flocks of huge soiled budgies flying out of people’s lavatories infringing their personal freedom.
Mrs. Conclusion to Mrs. Premise
Native to Australia, budgies are commonly kept as pets in many homes around the world. In the States, they are often called parakeets, although the term applies to other species as well. I first became aware of the budgie moniker in a Monty Python sketch in which Mrs. Conclusion warns Mrs. Premise about the dangers of flushing unwanted budgies down the toilet.
As if prairie dogs weren’t cute enough, how about a baby?
Taken at the Rio Grande Zoo in Albuquerque, New Mexico, of a captive animal.