Jack Rabbit turning from white to brown
Pika, up close
Life in the cemetery
Young Richardson's Ground Squirrel
Coyote in a field of dandelions
Having fun with its reflection
Moose in the late evening sun
Moose kneeling to lick salt from the road
Peace and late evening sun
Very young Mule deer
Least Chipmunk / Tamias minimus
Grizzly Bear with last year's cub
I'm hiding - she can't see me
Mule Deer, Mom and baby
Three out of four ain't bad
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Busy little Muskrat
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Freeze!
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Hungry little Muskrat
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Mule Deer buck
Time to rest awhile
Should I stay or should I go?
Elegant innocence
Resting near the Cattails
Happy Thanksgiving!
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Pronghorn
Cute as always
Creature of the forest
Licking the salt
At the end of the day
One of five White-tailed Deer
Hoping for food
Sweet little poser
Red Squirrel
Moose cow looking for salt
Northern Pygmy-owl, one year ago
Little forest muncher
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'Hiding' in the grass
Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel
Least Chipmunk
Munching on cone seeds
Least Chipmunk
Pika / Ochonta princeps
Bright-eyed little cutie
Such cute little hands and feet
Mom and her new baby
One mighty beast, Bison Paddock, Waterton N P
The youngest bear cub I have ever seen
The reward for getting up early
Columbian Ground Squirrel collecting nest material
They can't see me
Hiding in the Canola field
Now they can't see me
Don't call me 'Gopher'
Unexpected closeness
The cutest little furball
Curious Mule Deer
Young bull Moose
Love a Pika's ears
Happy Easter!
Licking salt off its lips
Wild and cute
Enjoying seeds and sunshine
A young male Moose
Moose portrait
Mule Deer at dusk
Love those big ears and big feet
Such a cute little thing
Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel
Going for a swim
Young Yellow-bellied Marmot
Gathering food for the winter
The sacrifice made by Meadow Voles
Columbian Ground Squirrel
Another car gets a licking
Black Bear from last spring
A moment of closeness
The face of innocence
Little nut and seed eater of the forest
Such a fun Moose
Mule Deer on the prairies
Mountain Sheep
Time for another Pika shot
Coyote relaxing in the sun
Gentle and curious
One sweet, curious female
Red Fox in a mountain location
Every creature has to eat
No equipment needed - just a tongue
Snowshoe Hare in hiding
A few of the 25 Mule Deer seen
Time to rest
Free car wash, anyone?
A solitary Moose cow
Nibble ... nibble ... nibble
Just in time
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Moose in a winter wonderland
Stocking up on food for the winter
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Pika storing food for the winter in its cave
White-tailed doe in late fall
Talk about a lucky shot
Young North American Beaver
Just a small mouthful
Yellow-bellied Marmot
Living in a rocky world
Nibble, nibble, nibble
Chipmunk with Foxtail
Young Yellow-bellied Marmot
A youngster having fun
A mighty beast
Just for the record
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On golden pond
A moment to ponder
Great dexterity
Supper time for a hungry young Beaver
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Moose, with a bad case of ticks
The white fur is the under fur. This happens when Moose rub up against trees to get rid of ticks and lose their guard hairs. It can get very serious.
“The negative impact on moose from ticks is primarily anemia and blood loss. The amount of energy it takes to replace and rebuild new blood cells weakens the heard and this is coupled with the fact that the moose spends an inordinate amount of time to groom and dislodge these ticks when they become adults. They don't seem to notice them in the larval stage of nymph stage, but when they get bigger they’ll start rubbing on trees in February to dislodge these ticks. They are restless, they are uncomfortable, and they are spending a lot of time just trying to rub against trees instead of feeding and resting. This rubbing first will break their long guard hairs off which are pigmented at the distal portion brown or blackish but clear whitish at their base. When these long hollow guard hairs snap off due to the vigorous rubbing against trees trying to dislodge ticks it does leave this white-ish appearance to the coat and people will refer to these as ghost moose. It looks almost like an albino from a distance. Continued rubbing will actually scrape off the remaining root of the guard hair and the root bulb and leave just expose bare skin. This becomes an opportunity for moose to suffer and die of exposure, especially a calf, which doesn’t have a lot of fat reserves.’’
environmentaljournalismsmc2014.blogspot.ca/2014/12/vermon...
This photo was taken on 5 May 2015, when I went for a drive SW of Calgary. I wasn't able to meet botany friends as the afternoon walk was at a location across the city where I won't drive. So, instead, I decided to go for a more local drive outside the city. I was surprised to see this Moose feeding at the edge of woodland and felt sorry that it had a bad case of tick damage. Lol, even if this animal had a healthy brown coat, it would have looked similar to this photo last night, as we had a bit of snow! By this morning, there was no sign that it had snowed.
“The negative impact on moose from ticks is primarily anemia and blood loss. The amount of energy it takes to replace and rebuild new blood cells weakens the heard and this is coupled with the fact that the moose spends an inordinate amount of time to groom and dislodge these ticks when they become adults. They don't seem to notice them in the larval stage of nymph stage, but when they get bigger they’ll start rubbing on trees in February to dislodge these ticks. They are restless, they are uncomfortable, and they are spending a lot of time just trying to rub against trees instead of feeding and resting. This rubbing first will break their long guard hairs off which are pigmented at the distal portion brown or blackish but clear whitish at their base. When these long hollow guard hairs snap off due to the vigorous rubbing against trees trying to dislodge ticks it does leave this white-ish appearance to the coat and people will refer to these as ghost moose. It looks almost like an albino from a distance. Continued rubbing will actually scrape off the remaining root of the guard hair and the root bulb and leave just expose bare skin. This becomes an opportunity for moose to suffer and die of exposure, especially a calf, which doesn’t have a lot of fat reserves.’’
environmentaljournalismsmc2014.blogspot.ca/2014/12/vermon...
This photo was taken on 5 May 2015, when I went for a drive SW of Calgary. I wasn't able to meet botany friends as the afternoon walk was at a location across the city where I won't drive. So, instead, I decided to go for a more local drive outside the city. I was surprised to see this Moose feeding at the edge of woodland and felt sorry that it had a bad case of tick damage. Lol, even if this animal had a healthy brown coat, it would have looked similar to this photo last night, as we had a bit of snow! By this morning, there was no sign that it had snowed.
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