FFF-Wildlife Watchin'

 

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Deer Me

by Rosy

We went for a hike, just Mama and Me

Along a cool lookout, to see what we could see

We heard there were elk, cougars and bears

Mama had warned me we had to beware!

The scenery was pretty, so lush and green

at first Mama missed, what I'd clearly seen

Down in the valley, instead of something to fear

Eating leaves from the bushes were two very cute deer!

Shush Mama, please, don't scare them away

she did as I asked, and there did we stay.

We watched as they carefully climbed the big hill

We watched and we watched and stood very still.

Finally, they were almost as far as we could see,

when I noticed the small deer looking at me.

I barely heard him speak...

 Is that you Rosy Dear,  Jakey and Arty Deer we be.....

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Happy Travel Tuesday - Raton Pass, NM

 

On our way to the Rocky Mountains(and on the way back) we stayed overnight in a cute little RV Park in Raton Pass, NM. 

(I might have told Sunny she was going to have take a bath with the bears while we were here teeheehee)

At almost 8,000ft above sea level, Raton Pass is located near the border of New Mexico and Colorado. Because of the elevation, the highway over the mountain pass can be unpredictable during the Winter and Spring because of snow and wind storms. Although Daddy says it is a little scary to drive, we were lucky and didn't run into any winds or bad weather.

As seems to be a theme on our holidays, the Raton Pass RV Park is located near an historic railway line. The railroad was built back in 1878, they built a tunnel through the mountain pass in 1879. In 1908, a second tunnel was built and, believe it or not, still serves Amtrak train customers today!

We had beautiful weather during our stays.

During our first stay the temperatures were in the 90sF(30sC).

On our way home, they were in the 60s(15-25C). 

We were lucky and arrived in the mid afternoon both days, plenty of time for long walkies with Daddy!

We had to do our big walkies during the day though, because at this RV park there was a  TON of wildlife!! 

Not just on the bath house walls either!

EEK, BEARS!

Well, that's what Mama said anyway, we would have loved to see a bear! We bet we could have barked it away!

We did hear a rattlesnake during one of our hikes but Mama turned us around on the trail before we could see it.

(Between us, Daddy said it was probably a cicada bug, but Mama wasn't taking any chances. Silly Mama!)

Luckily, we saw no bears or cougars except on the bathhouse walls BOL. Seriously though, the buildings were covered with these fun paintings which gave the pawrents a giggle. I(Rosy) may or may not have barked at them through the RV window.

Join us next week when I(Rosy) take you on a tour of Grand Lake, Colorado, the Gateway to the Rocky Mountains!

Don't worry Sunny, you don't really have to bathe with the bears BOL!

 

We are joining Sandee at Comedy Plus for the 

Happy Tuesday Blog Hop this week!

Nature Friday at Bosque del Apache

Howdy y'all and welcome to Nature Friday!

 

 Earlier this month Mama visited the 

Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge to do some bird watching! Unfortunately, dogs are not allowed in the park during the Winter months.  It seems a bunch of different birds like to make this park their home during this time and don't like dogs chasing or barking at them.

 

No big loss for me...the park is about 2 hours south of Albuquerque, and I do NOT want to be in the car that long!

Fortunately, Mama took lots of pictures to share!

 

 Snow geese are one of the species that enjoy wintering in the park.

 

 You can see why they are called Snow geese...

 

Just look how white their feathers are!

Let's see what else the Refuge has to offer!

 Mama says it reminds her a bit of the Arcata Marsh where she used to hike in Northy North California...

 

There is a lot of marsh land

...and little streams.

 

She spotted this cute little Say's Phoebe Flycatcher 

 

and this Sand Hill Crane. People come from all around the country to see the Sand Hill Cranes that fly to the Refuge for the Winter.

But it's not just birds at the Wildlife Refuge....

 

Mama caught a glimpse of this Javelina too!

 

 

She even saw a Wild Turkey!

We'll wrap up Nature Friday with a Greater Roadrunner.....

 

Mama called him a Rebel Roadrunner, because he was headed straight into the part of the park that was closed BOL!!

We hope you enjoyed this week's glimpse of the 

Bosque del Apache. Maybe Mama will take Rosy back when dogs are allowed in the Fall!

 

 

We hope everyone gets to explore some kind of nature this weekend!

Show us your nature! It can be flowers, your current weather, a scene out of your window, or maybe a picture from a vacation, walk or other journey! Any kind of nature picture will do! If you don't see a link below, click HERE  to go to our Hoppity Page.