Whoever thought prairie dogs were this big? Or are the Park rangers confused? Or have the bison nominated themselves as guardians of the prairie dogs’ diet?
The juxtaposition of the sign with the bison was worthy of a photograph. What I didn’t realize until I downloaded the photo was that a prairie dog was in the picture as well.
Can you see him?
Who is the extra? The prairie dog or the bison?
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So, are you allowed to feed the Bison? The Prairie dog is so small. it looks like it needs feeding. 🙂
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I wouldn’t like to get close enough to feed the bison. They can put on a surprising turn of speed for such a large animal. And they are not especially friendly!
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Well my poor eyes! I had to really look and look … and then be grateful you told us where to look for this tiny dot of a dog but good work on capturing him 🙂
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Didn’t even know he was there! Until I downloaded the pics.
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What a great shot! I looked hard and finally found that prairie dog – didn’t expect I’m to be a blonde!
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Hes looks like he’s had a peroxide job doesn’t he? There is a photo of a prairie dog in the comments stream and their chests are white so maybe the one in his burrow doesn’t care for profile shots so was facing the camera.
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Great shot and the little prairie dog is looking right at you!
Brenda
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Photo bombed me! How did I not see him when I took the picture?
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Was he not making noise at the Bison to scare them away? On hindsight they stop their barking when big animals move very slow around them so he must have trusted them by then. Really good phone catch.
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I never saw or heard him at the time. But then I was kind of focused on the big guys!
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I do love ironic shots! Those bison are so tricky, trying to disguise themselves as prairie dogs. It would certainly cause a problem if they tried to go down one of the holes. 🙂
janet
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The prairie dogs are quivering in their burrows at the very thought of it!
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Must admit I had to enlarge the photo to spot the prairie dog! I thought you were trying to confuse us Brits by photographing bison next to that sign. We are pretty gullible!
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It’s not as though bison or prairie dogs are native to Britain! You have to know what you are looking for. And he was tiny. I certainly didn’t see him when I was there. I assumed the bison had scared them all away. 😯
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That’s funny. Lots of humour to be found looking at signs
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Isn’t that the truth? It’s great when there is a wildlife element as well.
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Such a cute capture! Did the bison post the sign?
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Looks like it doesn’t it? Hahaha! 😀
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Cute -photo bombed by a prairie dog 🙂
If I were him I’d be a bit worried about getting stepped on by the neighbourhood crashers.
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Photo bombed! Hahaha! I hadn’t thought of it like that! I hope the doggies’ tunnels are structurally sound. I wouldn’t want those things standing on my roof!
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Good point. Stepping into one of their entrances, or breaking suddenly through the ground into a tunnel would be a good way to break an ankle!!
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We stayed on the road so our ankles were safe.
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I would have too with those hulking enforcers by the ‘no feeding’ sign!! 🙂
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. . . and they are surprising quick (and easily angered) for such large creatures. Park Rangers “encourage” you to keep your distance. 😉
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I will make sure not to feed the prairie dogs this fall when we are at Teddy Roosevelt NP. Hope all is well Carol.
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You won’t be tempted if the prairie dog diet guardians are still standing there. Hope you enjoy. And me? OK so far. Next two weeks will be a bit tricky.
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Sending good thoughts your way Carol. 🙂
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Back at you! 😀
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Excellent. Could be used to illustrate a good shaggy dog story.
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Hahaha. A shaggy prairie dog story. Did you find him?
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Yup. Looks like that that stupid game where you have to hit them on the head with a mallet as they pop out. 🙂
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Yup. You found him. 😀
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Don’t get prairie dogs here so I need a close up to know what to look for… or are prairie dogs something we get here and you just call it by another name??
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Here:
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Look like an overgrown ground squirrel… similar to our ground squirrels of the Kalahari. just a lot bigger… now I’ve been back and spotted it in your photo…
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Prairie dogs are taller (or longer) and fatter! Wikipedia calls them stout.
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That is absolutely hilarious. Like he is sticking his he’d out going….what the #%€£{+¥ are all of you big butted animals doing here?
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Imagine the shock first thing in the morning when you put your head out the “door!” 😯
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Likely the poor little guff had a heart attack!
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I would!
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I saw him immediately…..guess I’m accustomed to the little guys. Good catch!
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You must have known where to look in his little dirt castle!
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Found it! Had to “click to enlarge”!
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I should have put that helpful hint on the post. Thanks for persevering!
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I wasn’t going to quit till I found it! I didn’t expect it to look white. Maybe it was the lighting that made it look that color. Or would it really have been white!?
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They are actually a bit brown with a white chest. Maybe he’d been out in the sun too long.
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You probably caught his chest then! Can you imagine that such a small creature abides so happily with those mammoth bison! The bison pays no mind, I’m sure! Thanks for a fun post and great photo!
I have a photo of a church, a typical east coast New England style church, with a sign out front that says, “Closed on Sundays”!!! The sign actually belongs to a real estate agency next door. But it sits in a way that as you pass in the car, the sign stands perfectly in front of the church!!!
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Too funny! You made me lol in the library!!!
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Nothing better than laughing out loud in a library (or a church!)! Why, in junior high or high school, that would begin a friendship! Plus, we would have ended up in detention together! Perfect!
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Brilliant! Let’s go to detention together. We’d have some laughs wouldn’t we?
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I suspect one day’s detention would turn into a week’s worth! Sounds like too much fun to miss!!!
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Who’s going to cause the trouble? I used to be pretty good at it!
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Oh, I bet you were!
We’ll take turns!
Here’s my specialty…one time I took over the English class. I’d asked the teacher (who was probably all of 26 to my 16! But in my eyes, being over 20, he was a bonafide adult!) if we were going to have a pop-quiz on Monday.
It was a Friday and he was in the habit of surprising us with these quizzes.
Maybe there was a dance that night or a football game on Saturday…who knows. But in my mind, the last thing we 30 students needed on our minds was a pop-quiz.
Now, I knew I’d get an A on it as I always did. But my fellow students didn’t take to English as I did. While I’d ace English tests, I’d fumble around with Cs in Math, science and History. My English Lit classmates really struggled with English while acing Math and Science and History.
He said there’d be no quiz on Monday.
Well, Monday he started the class by saying, “Clear your desks, please.”
I said, “Excuse me?” recognizing the signal for a pop quiz.
He said, “Mary, I realized over the weekend we need to keep the quizes going.”
He repeated, “Class, clear your desks please,” and as he handed out a stack of tests, face down on the first desk of each row and as he’d say, “Don’t pass them back till I say,” I’d instruct, “Don’t pass them back till I say.”
When he’d put the stack on the first desk of each row, he announced “Okay, pass them back.”
I said, “Don’t,” and they didn’t!
Then I began to negotiate with the teacher, who, by the way I loved. He was a great teacher. And he really like me as well.
I negotiated that no one would get less than a C+. And that my grade would not be counted in the “curve” system that he used. (My grade always threw off the curve. I’m not bragging…as I say, I was dismal in my performance in other classes.)
And I made him promise he’d never surprise us with a quiz or test again.
He agreed to all terms as the class-time clock was ticking.
Then I said, “Ok, class, pass them back.” And they did.
When class was over, of course he held me back. He begged me to never take over his class again. I said I wouldn’t, as long as he stuck to the terms!
Footnote: I ran into this teacher about five years ago. He had retired that year!!! When I had him as a teacher, it was his first year teaching. We were so happy to see each other. He smiled and had a twinkle in his eye as he said, “You were quite a student!”
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Well that was quite the story! My first spot of trouble was in 4th grade when I got my best mates in trouble and we all had to stay after school and write out the definition of trustworthy 350 times – “that can be be depended on, reliable.” Needless to say, I didn’t learn my lesson but I’ve always remembered that definition.
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I had lots of fun in high school! I was a total angel all through the prior years. So I made up for it in high school. It was good, clean fun! I was always smiling and happy. My teachers loved me.
About the story above, as my father used to say, “Mary, you have a fierce sense of justice.” I did and still do!
Like you, I had to write a billion times on the chalk board one time. For me it was, “I will not write on my desk.” 🙂 A good friend and I sat at the same desk in a classroom, but at different times of the day. So, we’d jot notes to each other (all in code of course) to fill each other in on “news” – read “social scene”! After the writing on the chalk board detention, we had another detention to clean all the desks in the classroom. Lesson learned!
Well, now you know all my secrets! All this because of a prairie dog!
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How did we get onto that from prairie dogs?:?
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I don’t recall exactly…all I remember is that “detention” had something to do with it. And I’ve written way too much to bother to go back and read it all!
All I know is that it was fun!
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I couldn’t see the dog! 😦
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As above, Elizabeth. Thanks for taking part! Can you see him now? Let me know if you can’t. 😛
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Yes, with my son’s help! Thanks for the catch, it was fun to play.
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Sorry to make you enlist help! Glad you found the little guy!
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…don’t see the prairie dog…!
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There is a mound of dirt just below the bison on the very left of the photo. In the middle of it is a little white dot! It is a prairie dog. Honestly! You can see him if you enlarge the photo. 😯
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Goodness, I really had to look, but I finally did find him! Love this pic, of course, I always love your pix!
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Thank you, thank you and thank you!
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Fantastic catch!
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Dumb luck, but thanks!
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Dumb luck counts, too! 😀
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Yay! 😆
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