What an Abert's squirrel and Black-billed Magpie do on a Thursday in RMNP...

One of the species missing from my RMNP "collection" was the Abert's squirrel.  These black, tassel-eared squirrels thrive in Ponderosa Pine forests and they are notoriously hard to find and photograph.  Andy has succeeded a few times, but on this day, we both got to watch one bury pine cones in the forest floor.  How special!  We also got to watch a Black-billed Magpie deal with the wind and snow. It approached our car several times and asked us for food, but we took its picture instead.  Enjoy!