Spring Creek Basin Mustangs

… for some non-horse critters.

People ask about what other kinds of wildlife we have in the basin. Deer, elk, pronghorn, coyotes, badgers (I saw one big as a small dog the other day!), rabbits (both Jack’s and Peter’s families call the basin home), chipmunks, ground squirrels, lizards, all kinds of birds! I don’t often get photos of them, but they’re great to see!

I always forget to include these guys in that list:

A horned toad! Isn’t s/he awesome? I “caught” him as I was walking back from checking on Tenaz.

The bellies on these girls are showing signs of growing life, too. They were just up the hill and across an arroyo from Grey/Traveler’s band. I don’t know much about pronghorn: They make a sort of twangy-banjo-like barking noise as an alarm (at least the bucks do?). They don’t jump fences, so if they can’t get through or under, they’re stymied. In Wyoming, they’re called “speed goats”! (Thanks, N, for that tidbit!)

I mentioned the phlox blooming – more and more coming on every time I’m out, it seems. And the Indian paintbrush is getting started, too. The grasses are greening up along with other things. It’s very dry, but there are signs of spring all over!