What a Common Raven, Wyoming Ground Squirrel (and Red-tailed Hawk) do on a Sunday afternoon...4/19/2020
Since all the parks are closed, Andy and I have been walking in the neighborhoods. It was very bright and sunny this afternoon and we marveled that there weren't as many Wyoming Ground Squirrels scurrying about as yesterday. Then a Common Raven flew overhead and I got the camera ready for a photo. Soon we realized why it was circling around. There was a Wyoming Ground Squirrel that had strayed too far from its den. For the next 52 seconds we watched as the ground squirrel tried to fend off the raven. Just when it looked like he had escaped to a nearby bush, a Red-tailed Hawk swooped in! He/she must have known it wasn't his or hers, though, and quickly left. We wondered if the ground squirrel had gotten away, but soon the raven came back and seized its prize. There is one less ground squirrel in the world today, but it put up a gallant effort. We are in awe. RIP little one.
I love the morning after a snow because you can see who was out the night before. On this morning, I had seen bobcat, coyote, rabbit and mouse tracks. When I came upon this masterpiece, though, I stopped in my tracks. Here is what a vole did overnight. What a journey!
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