today's trip took us from Alberta's capital (Edmonton) to Drumheller and Calgary.
Drumheller is the home of the Royal Tyrrell Museum which is a world-class dinosaur museum.
- the prairie landscape
- one of the many Royal Tyrrell Museum dinosaurs
on the way to Calgary from the museum, we stopped to look at some scenery. we were soon set upon by a pack of prairie dogs (small gophers). they're about as ferocious as an elderly pigeon. however, they did nip at my shoes and I got some fantastic shots of the little creatures.
- they look innocent at first
- but then they start to plan
- and they call in reinforcements
- then they start getting rowdy
- and soon you have a standoff
we're now in Calgary visiting with friends. tomorrow we'll set off across Saskatchewan.
1 comment:
Actually, these look like ground squirrels (maybe Franklin's). Prairie dogs are larger, stouter,much more tan, and have very short, non-bushy tails. I hope this does not disappoint you! I'm not sure why these were so tame, though- usually all these rodents dive underground in the presence of anything that looks like it might incorporate them into the food chain.
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